diff --git a/kernel/Kconfig.kexec b/kernel/Kconfig.kexec
index 8faf27043432..6c34e63c88ff 100644
--- a/kernel/Kconfig.kexec
+++ b/kernel/Kconfig.kexec
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ config VMCORE_INFO
 	bool
 
 config KEXEC_CORE
-	select VMCORE_INFO
-	select CRASH_RESERVE
 	bool
 
 config KEXEC_ELF
@@ -99,8 +97,11 @@ config KEXEC_JUMP
 
 config CRASH_DUMP
 	bool "kernel crash dumps"
+	default y
 	depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_CRASH_DUMP
-	select KEXEC_CORE
+	depends on KEXEC_CORE
+	select VMCORE_INFO
+	select CRASH_RESERVE
 	help
 	  Generate crash dump after being started by kexec.
 	  This should be normally only set in special crash dump kernels