diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/Kconfig b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/Kconfig
index dcc046a921cc..87529e15e634 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/Kconfig
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ config PINCTRL_MSM8916
 config PINCTRL_MSM8953
 	tristate "Qualcomm 8953 pin controller driver"
 	depends on GPIOLIB && OF
-	select PINCTRL_MSM
+	depends on PINCTRL_MSM
 	help
 	  This is the pinctrl, pinmux, pinconf and gpiolib driver for the
 	  Qualcomm TLMM block found on the Qualcomm MSM8953 platform.