diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig b/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig
index db39d53cdfb9..0c644f7bdf80 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ config NVME_FABRICS
 config NVME_RDMA
 	tristate "NVM Express over Fabrics RDMA host driver"
 	depends on INFINIBAND
-	depends on BLK_DEV_NVME
+	select NVME_CORE
 	select NVME_FABRICS
 	select SG_POOL
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/Kconfig b/drivers/nvme/target/Kconfig
index a5c31cbeb481..3a5b9d0576cb 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/Kconfig
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ config NVME_TARGET
 
 config NVME_TARGET_LOOP
 	tristate "NVMe loopback device support"
-	depends on BLK_DEV_NVME
 	depends on NVME_TARGET
+	select NVME_CORE
 	select NVME_FABRICS
 	select SG_POOL
 	help