diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-versatile/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-versatile/Kconfig
index 2ef226194c3a..b1519b4dc03a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-versatile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-versatile/Kconfig
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ menuconfig ARCH_VEXPRESS
 	select GPIOLIB
 	select HAVE_ARM_SCU if SMP
 	select HAVE_ARM_TWD if SMP
-	select HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
 	select CLK_ICST
 	select NO_IOPORT_MAP
 	select PLAT_VERSATILE
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 571cc234d0b3..a4eafb9560c9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ config ARM64
 	select HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
 	select HAVE_KVM
 	select HAVE_NMI
-	select HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
 	select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
 	select HAVE_PERF_REGS
 	select HAVE_PERF_USER_STACK_DUMP
diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
index 1c9f4fb2595d..c93d97455744 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
@@ -1102,8 +1102,7 @@ config PATA_PCMCIA
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config PATA_PLATFORM
-	tristate "Generic platform device PATA support"
-	depends on EXPERT || PPC || HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
+	tristate "Generic platform device PATA support" if EXPERT || HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
 	help
 	  This option enables support for generic directly connected ATA
 	  devices commonly found on embedded systems.
@@ -1112,7 +1111,8 @@ config PATA_PLATFORM
 
 config PATA_OF_PLATFORM
 	tristate "OpenFirmware platform device PATA support"
-	depends on PATA_PLATFORM && OF
+	depends on OF
+	select PATA_PLATFORM
 	help
 	  This option enables support for generic directly connected ATA
 	  devices commonly found on embedded systems with OpenFirmware