diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 94250f0c0cc8..b609843f8d63 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -1694,7 +1694,6 @@ config NFSD
 	select LOCKD
 	select SUNRPC
 	select EXPORTFS
-	select NFSD_V2_ACL if NFSD_V3_ACL
 	select NFS_ACL_SUPPORT if NFSD_V2_ACL
 	select CRYPTO_MD5 if NFSD_V4
 	select CRYPTO if NFSD_V4
@@ -1738,6 +1737,7 @@ config NFSD_V3
 config NFSD_V3_ACL
 	bool "NFS server support for the NFSv3 ACL protocol extension"
 	depends on NFSD_V3
+	select NFSD_V2_ACL
 	help
 	  Solaris NFS servers support an auxiliary NFSv3 ACL protocol that
 	  never became an official part of the NFS version 3 protocol.