diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/Kconfig b/sound/soc/atmel/Kconfig
index 93abe4e6d596..1489cd461aec 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/Kconfig
@@ -10,20 +10,31 @@ if SND_ATMEL_SOC
 
 config SND_ATMEL_SOC_PDC
 	tristate
+	default m if SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_PDC=m && SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC=m
+	default y if SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_PDC=y || (SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_PDC=m && SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC=y)
+
+config SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_PDC
+	tristate
 
 config SND_ATMEL_SOC_DMA
 	tristate
 	select SND_SOC_GENERIC_DMAENGINE_PCM
+	default m if SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_DMA=m && SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC=m
+	default y if SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_DMA=y || (SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_DMA=m && SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC=y)
+
+config SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_DMA
+	tristate
 
 config SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC
 	tristate
+	default y if SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_DMA=y || SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_PDC=y
+	default m if SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_DMA=m || SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_PDC=m
 
 config SND_AT91_SOC_SAM9G20_WM8731
 	tristate "SoC Audio support for WM8731-based At91sam9g20 evaluation board"
 	depends on ARCH_AT91 || COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on ATMEL_SSC && SND_SOC_I2C_AND_SPI
-	select SND_ATMEL_SOC_PDC
-	select SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC
+	select SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_PDC
 	select SND_SOC_WM8731
 	help
 	  Say Y if you want to add support for SoC audio on WM8731-based
@@ -33,8 +44,7 @@ config SND_ATMEL_SOC_WM8904
 	tristate "Atmel ASoC driver for boards using WM8904 codec"
 	depends on ARCH_AT91 || COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on ATMEL_SSC && I2C
-	select SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC
-	select SND_ATMEL_SOC_DMA
+	select SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_DMA
 	select SND_SOC_WM8904
 	help
 	  Say Y if you want to add support for Atmel ASoC driver for boards using
@@ -44,8 +54,7 @@ config SND_AT91_SOC_SAM9X5_WM8731
 	tristate "SoC Audio support for WM8731-based at91sam9x5 board"
 	depends on ARCH_AT91 || COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on ATMEL_SSC && SND_SOC_I2C_AND_SPI
-	select SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC
-	select SND_ATMEL_SOC_DMA
+	select SND_ATMEL_SOC_SSC_DMA
 	select SND_SOC_WM8731
 	help
 	  Say Y if you want to add support for audio SoC on an