diff --git a/drivers/phy/Kconfig b/drivers/phy/Kconfig
index 26566db09de0..e92b97cd6056 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/phy/Kconfig
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ config PHY_SUN9I_USB
 	tristate "Allwinner sun9i SoC USB PHY driver"
 	depends on ARCH_SUNXI && HAS_IOMEM && OF
 	depends on RESET_CONTROLLER
-	depends on USB_COMMON
+	depends on USB_SUPPORT
+	select USB_COMMON
 	select GENERIC_PHY
 	help
 	  Enable this to support the transceiver that is part of Allwinner
diff --git a/drivers/usb/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/Kconfig
index 8ed451dd651e..8689dcba5201 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/Kconfig
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ if USB_SUPPORT
 
 config USB_COMMON
 	tristate
-	default y
-	depends on USB || USB_GADGET
 
 config USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD
 	def_bool y
@@ -41,6 +39,7 @@ config USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD
 config USB
 	tristate "Support for Host-side USB"
 	depends on USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD
+	select USB_COMMON
 	select NLS  # for UTF-8 strings
 	---help---
 	  Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a specification for a serial bus
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig
index af5d922a8f5d..2057add439f0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 menuconfig USB_GADGET
 	tristate "USB Gadget Support"
+	select USB_COMMON
 	select NLS
 	help
 	   USB is a master/slave protocol, organized with one master