diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig b/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig
index f3ccbccf5f21f86690ae1d7b5893678f860d8da0..cd5082d3ca19272294410fa8b45f82b9aa6b9494 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ config PCMCIA_BCM63XX
 	depends on BCM63XX && PCMCIA
 
 config PCMCIA_SOC_COMMON
-	bool
+	tristate
 
 config PCMCIA_SA1100
 	tristate "SA1100 support"