diff --git a/drivers/xen/Kconfig b/drivers/xen/Kconfig
index 79cc75096f42..a50dadd01093 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/xen/Kconfig
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ config XEN_GNTDEV
 
 config XEN_GNTDEV_DMABUF
 	bool "Add support for dma-buf grant access device driver extension"
-	depends on XEN_GNTDEV && XEN_GRANT_DMA_ALLOC && DMA_SHARED_BUFFER
+	depends on XEN_GNTDEV && XEN_GRANT_DMA_ALLOC
+	select DMA_SHARED_BUFFER
 	help
 	  Allows userspace processes and kernel modules to use Xen backed
 	  dma-buf implementation. With this extension grant references to