diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 157a88583b70..56c83f40cdbe 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -1755,7 +1755,8 @@ config NFSD_V3_ACL
 
 config NFSD_V4
 	bool "NFS server support for NFS version 4 (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on NFSD && NFSD_V3 && PROC_FS && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on NFSD && PROC_FS && EXPERIMENTAL
+	select NFSD_V3
 	select FS_POSIX_ACL
 	select RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5
 	help