diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index fa489b10c38c..8a7f9e9fb8d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -1898,8 +1898,12 @@ endmenu
 #	Gigabit Ethernet
 #
 
-menu "Ethernet (1000 Mbit)"
+menuconfig NETDEV_1000
+	bool "Ethernet (1000 Mbit)"
 	depends on !UML
+	default y
+
+if NETDEV_1000
 
 config ACENIC
 	tristate "Alteon AceNIC/3Com 3C985/NetGear GA620 Gigabit support"
@@ -2326,14 +2330,18 @@ config ATL1
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.  The module
 	  will be called atl1.
 
-endmenu
+endif # NETDEV_1000
 
 #
 #	10 Gigabit Ethernet
 #
 
-menu "Ethernet (10000 Mbit)"
+menuconfig NETDEV_10000
+	bool "Ethernet (10000 Mbit)"
 	depends on !UML
+	default y
+
+if NETDEV_10000
 
 config CHELSIO_T1
         tristate "Chelsio 10Gb Ethernet support"
@@ -2507,7 +2515,7 @@ config MLX4_DEBUG
 	  debug_level module parameter (which can also be set after
 	  the driver is loaded through sysfs).
 
-endmenu
+endif # NETDEV_10000
 
 source "drivers/net/tokenring/Kconfig"