diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig b/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
index ad58e7efe1d53167e122cc52a9a1d2446b5ded86..5c35d0db59e219ec752920d4cee3e67546a7e46e 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
@@ -204,15 +204,18 @@ config PINCTRL_IMX28
 	select PINCTRL_MXS
 
 config PINCTRL_MSM
-	bool
+	tristate
 	select PINMUX
 	select PINCONF
 	select GENERIC_PINCONF
 
 config PINCTRL_MSM8X74
-	bool "Qualcomm 8x74 pin controller driver"
-	depends on OF && OF_IRQ
+	tristate "Qualcomm 8x74 pin controller driver"
+	depends on GPIOLIB && OF && OF_IRQ
 	select PINCTRL_MSM
+	help
+	  This is the pinctrl, pinmux, pinconf and gpiolib driver for the
+	  Qualcomm TLMM block found in the Qualcomm 8974 platform.
 
 config PINCTRL_NOMADIK
 	bool "Nomadik pin controller driver"