diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
index 937a23da66e5..99b6587ab8b3 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ config RCAR_THERMAL
 config EXYNOS_THERMAL
 	tristate "Temperature sensor on Samsung EXYNOS"
 	depends on (ARCH_EXYNOS4 || ARCH_EXYNOS5)
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
+	depends on CPU_THERMAL
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get support for TMU (Thermal Managment
 	  Unit) on SAMSUNG EXYNOS series of SoC.