diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 34e92da22053..f4b8722ba106 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -683,7 +683,6 @@ config X86_INTEL_QUARK
 	depends on X86_32
 	depends on X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM
 	depends on X86_PLATFORM_DEVICES
-	depends on X86_TSC
 	depends on PCI
 	depends on PCI_GOANY
 	depends on X86_IO_APIC
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
index 1377edd9a997..678fdc10daef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ config X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM
 
 config X86_TSC
 	def_bool y
-	depends on (MWINCHIP3D || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MK6 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || MVIAC3_2 || MVIAC7 || MGEODEGX1 || MGEODE_LX || MATOM) || X86_64
 
 config X86_HAVE_PAE
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig b/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
index aa4040fd9215..dc38f950b1e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ config XEN
 	select HIBERNATE_CALLBACKS
 	depends on X86_64 || (X86_32 && X86_PAE)
 	depends on X86_64 || (X86_GENERIC || MPENTIUM4 || MATOM)
-	depends on X86_LOCAL_APIC && X86_TSC
+	depends on X86_LOCAL_APIC
 	help
 	  This is the Linux Xen port.  Enabling this will allow the
 	  kernel to boot in a paravirtualized environment under the