diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/Kconfig b/drivers/media/IR/Kconfig
index 30e04915a256..490c57cc4cfe 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/Kconfig
@@ -2,14 +2,21 @@ menuconfig IR_CORE
 	tristate "Infrared remote controller adapters"
 	depends on INPUT
 	default INPUT
+	---help---
+	  Enable support for Remote Controllers on Linux. This is
+	  needed in order to support several video capture adapters.
 
-if IR_CORE
+	  Enable this option if you have a video capture board even
+	  if you don't need IR, as otherwise, you may not be able to
+	  compile the driver for your adapter.
 
 config VIDEO_IR
 	tristate
 	depends on IR_CORE
 	default IR_CORE
 
+if IR_CORE
+
 config LIRC
 	tristate
 	default y
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig
index 553b48ac1919..fdc19bba2128 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config DVB_USB
 	tristate "Support for various USB DVB devices"
-	depends on DVB_CORE && USB && I2C && INPUT
+	depends on DVB_CORE && USB && I2C && IR_CORE
 	help
 	  By enabling this you will be able to choose the various supported
 	  USB1.1 and USB2.0 DVB devices.
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/Kconfig b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/Kconfig
index 85a222c4eaa0..e520bceee0af 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 config SMS_SIANO_MDTV
 	tristate "Siano SMS1xxx based MDTV receiver"
-	depends on DVB_CORE && INPUT && HAS_DMA
+	depends on DVB_CORE && IR_CORE && HAS_DMA
 	---help---
 	  Choose Y or M here if you have MDTV receiver with a Siano chipset.
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/Kconfig b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/Kconfig
index 768f000e4b21..e1367b35647a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ config VIDEO_CX23885
 	select VIDEO_BTCX
 	select VIDEO_TUNER
 	select VIDEO_TVEEPROM
-	select IR_CORE
+	depends on IR_CORE
 	select VIDEOBUF_DVB
 	select VIDEOBUF_DMA_SG
 	select VIDEO_CX25840