diff --git a/fs/nfs/Kconfig b/fs/nfs/Kconfig
index f90f4f5cd421dc7be9db2151ead1d8d458acf096..404c6a8ac394423da4079aa965fd987e80a0e0cc 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfs/Kconfig
@@ -88,9 +88,8 @@ config NFS_V4
 
 config NFS_V4_1
 	bool "NFS client support for NFSv4.1 (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on NFS_FS && NFS_V4 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on NFS_V4 && EXPERIMENTAL
 	select SUNRPC_BACKCHANNEL
-	select PNFS_FILE_LAYOUT
 	help
 	  This option enables support for minor version 1 of the NFSv4 protocol
 	  (RFC 5661) in the kernel's NFS client.
@@ -99,15 +98,17 @@ config NFS_V4_1
 
 config PNFS_FILE_LAYOUT
 	tristate
+	depends on NFS_V4_1
+	default m
 
 config PNFS_BLOCK
 	tristate
-	depends on NFS_FS && NFS_V4_1 && BLK_DEV_DM
+	depends on NFS_V4_1 && BLK_DEV_DM
 	default m
 
 config PNFS_OBJLAYOUT
 	tristate
-	depends on NFS_FS && NFS_V4_1 && SCSI_OSD_ULD
+	depends on NFS_V4_1 && SCSI_OSD_ULD
 	default m
 
 config NFS_V4_1_IMPLEMENTATION_ID_DOMAIN