diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
index 18a3358eb1d47c9f8cd6acd9e62816691afbff66..756cddaf6c6dda36b49aa137be0767f017edce84 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ config SCSI_DMA
 config SCSI_NETLINK
 	bool
 	default	n
-	select NET
+	depends on NET
 
 config SCSI_PROC_FS
 	bool "legacy /proc/scsi/ support"