diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/Kconfig
index 887739f3badc6a18ed203c9af86e25a4a9185368..f611d344a126e5dc05dd6a913859b5a97d486abc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/Kconfig
@@ -5,15 +5,13 @@
 config UCC_SLOW
 	bool
 	default n
-	select UCC
 	help
 	  This option provides qe_lib support to UCC slow
 	  protocols: UART, BISYNC, QMC
 
 config UCC_FAST
 	bool
-	default n
-	select UCC
+	default y if UCC_GETH
 	help
 	  This option provides qe_lib support to UCC fast
 	  protocols: HDLC, Ethernet, ATM, transparent
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index c5baa197bc08b6ce8dc5b0a0cbe71afd81333fc4..3b204bac1a1d5c56ef3b50005894dcb47882ec02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -2280,7 +2280,6 @@ config GFAR_NAPI
 config UCC_GETH
 	tristate "Freescale QE Gigabit Ethernet"
 	depends on QUICC_ENGINE
-	select UCC_FAST
 	help
 	  This driver supports the Gigabit Ethernet mode of the QUICC Engine,
 	  which is available on some Freescale SOCs.