diff --git a/fs/dlm/Kconfig b/fs/dlm/Kconfig
index d1359b91410abb..7e264b72e0c59e 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/dlm/Kconfig
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ menu "Distributed Lock Manager"
 
 config DLM
 	tristate "Distributed Lock Manager (DLM)"
-	depends on IPV6 || IPV6=n
+	depends on SYSFS && (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
 	select CONFIGFS_FS
-	select SYSFS
 	select IP_SCTP if DLM_SCTP
 	help
 	A general purpose distributed lock manager for kernel or userspace
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/Kconfig b/fs/gfs2/Kconfig
index 2c184a97cb127d..cbd5f331932121 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/gfs2/Kconfig
@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ config GFS2_FS_LOCKING_NOLOCK
 
 config GFS2_FS_LOCKING_DLM
 	tristate "GFS2 DLM locking module"
-	depends on GFS2_FS && NET && INET && (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
+	depends on GFS2_FS && SYSFS && NET && INET && (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
 	select IP_SCTP if DLM_SCTP
 	select CONFIGFS_FS
 	select DLM
-	select SYSFS
 	help
 	Multiple node locking module for GFS2