diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
index 85190de5710ad28c40fc1f3b017d5814373cf9c7..e2162d270073a998849c5368b5d4a5f3826e7be6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ menu "IP: Netfilter Configuration"
 # connection tracking, helpers and protocols
 config IP_NF_CONNTRACK
 	tristate "Connection tracking (required for masq/NAT)"
-	select NETFILTER_NETLINK if IP_NF_CONNTRACK_NETLINK!=n
 	---help---
 	  Connection tracking keeps a record of what packets have passed
 	  through your machine, in order to figure out how they are related
@@ -55,8 +54,7 @@ config IP_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
 config IP_NF_CONNTRACK_NETLINK
 	tristate 'Connection tracking netlink interface'
 	depends on IP_NF_CONNTRACK && NETFILTER_NETLINK
-	default IP_NF_CONNTRACK if NETFILTER_NETLINK=y
-	default m if NETFILTER_NETLINK=m
+	depends on IP_NF_CONNTRACK!=y || NETFILTER_NETLINK!=m
 	help
 	  This option enables support for a netlink-based userspace interface