diff --git a/drivers/of/Kconfig b/drivers/of/Kconfig
index d37bfcf5a3a2..80e5c13b930d 100644
--- a/drivers/of/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/of/Kconfig
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ config OF_IRQ
 	def_bool y
 	depends on !SPARC
 
-config OF_DEVICE
-	def_bool y
-
 config OF_I2C
 	def_tristate I2C
 	depends on I2C
diff --git a/drivers/of/Makefile b/drivers/of/Makefile
index e027f444d10c..1f9c0c492ef9 100644
--- a/drivers/of/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/of/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-obj-y = base.o
+obj-y = base.o device.o platform.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_FLATTREE) += fdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_PROMTREE) += pdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_ADDRESS)  += address.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_IRQ)    += irq.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_OF_DEVICE) += device.o platform.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_I2C)	+= of_i2c.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_NET)	+= of_net.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_SELFTEST) += selftest.o
diff --git a/include/linux/of_device.h b/include/linux/of_device.h
index 901b7435e890..9d27475feec1 100644
--- a/include/linux/of_device.h
+++ b/include/linux/of_device.h
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h> /* temporary until merge */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OF_DEVICE
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
 
 struct device;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF
 extern const struct of_device_id *of_match_device(
 	const struct of_device_id *matches, const struct device *dev);
 extern void of_device_make_bus_id(struct device *dev);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static inline void of_device_node_put(struct device *dev)
 	of_node_put(dev->of_node);
 }
 
-#else /* CONFIG_OF_DEVICE */
+#else /* CONFIG_OF */
 
 static inline int of_driver_match_device(struct device *dev,
 					 struct device_driver *drv)
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ static inline const struct of_device_id *of_match_device(
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_OF_DEVICE */
+#endif /* CONFIG_OF */
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_OF_DEVICE_H */