diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug
index 3562a02ef7ad..9a2a49284876 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ config DRM_I915_TRACE_GTT
 config DRM_I915_SW_FENCE_DEBUG_OBJECTS
 	bool "Enable additional driver debugging for fence objects"
 	depends on DRM_I915
-	select DEBUG_OBJECTS
+	depends on DEBUG_OBJECTS
 	default n
 	help
 	  Choose this option to turn on extra driver debugging that may affect