diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
index 2e4bd32154b5..472b784f01eb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ config IBMEBUS
 	  Bus device driver for GX bus based adapters.
 
 config PAPR_SCM
-	depends on PPC_PSERIES && MEMORY_HOTPLUG
-	select LIBNVDIMM
+	depends on PPC_PSERIES && MEMORY_HOTPLUG && LIBNVDIMM
 	tristate "Support for the PAPR Storage Class Memory interface"
 	help
 	  Enable access to hypervisor provided storage class memory.