diff --git a/fs/notify/Kconfig b/fs/notify/Kconfig
index 31dac7e3b0f1..dffbb0911d02 100644
--- a/fs/notify/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/notify/Kconfig
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 config FSNOTIFY
-	bool "Filesystem notification backend"
-	default y
-	---help---
-	   fsnotify is a backend for filesystem notification.  fsnotify does
-	   not provide any userspace interface but does provide the basis
-	   needed for other notification schemes such as dnotify, inotify,
-	   and fanotify.
-
-	   Say Y here to enable fsnotify suport.
-
-	   If unsure, say Y.
+	def_bool n
 
 source "fs/notify/dnotify/Kconfig"
 source "fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig"
diff --git a/fs/notify/dnotify/Kconfig b/fs/notify/dnotify/Kconfig
index 904ff8d5405a..f9c1ca139d8f 100644
--- a/fs/notify/dnotify/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/notify/dnotify/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config DNOTIFY
 	bool "Dnotify support"
-	depends on FSNOTIFY
+	select FSNOTIFY
 	default y
 	help
 	  Dnotify is a directory-based per-fd file change notification system
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig b/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig
index 5356884289a1..3e56dbffe729 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ config INOTIFY
 
 config INOTIFY_USER
 	bool "Inotify support for userspace"
-	depends on FSNOTIFY
+	select FSNOTIFY
 	default y
 	---help---
 	  Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the