diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index c0a3e233fa3f..6964e247f473 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -915,12 +915,9 @@ source kernel/power/Kconfig
 
 source "drivers/acpi/Kconfig"
 
-menu "APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS Support"
-depends on PM && !X86_VISWS
-
-config APM
+menuconfig APM
 	tristate "APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS support"
-	depends on PM
+	depends on PM && !X86_VISWS
 	---help---
 	  APM is a BIOS specification for saving power using several different
 	  techniques. This is mostly useful for battery powered laptops with
@@ -977,9 +974,10 @@ config APM
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called apm.
 
+if APM
+
 config APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND
 	bool "Ignore USER SUSPEND"
-	depends on APM
 	help
 	  This option will ignore USER SUSPEND requests. On machines with a
 	  compliant APM BIOS, you want to say N. However, on the NEC Versa M
@@ -987,7 +985,6 @@ config APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND
 
 config APM_DO_ENABLE
 	bool "Enable PM at boot time"
-	depends on APM
 	---help---
 	  Enable APM features at boot time. From page 36 of the APM BIOS
 	  specification: "When disabled, the APM BIOS does not automatically
@@ -1005,7 +1002,6 @@ config APM_DO_ENABLE
 
 config APM_CPU_IDLE
 	bool "Make CPU Idle calls when idle"
-	depends on APM
 	help
 	  Enable calls to APM CPU Idle/CPU Busy inside the kernel's idle loop.
 	  On some machines, this can activate improved power savings, such as
@@ -1017,7 +1013,6 @@ config APM_CPU_IDLE
 
 config APM_DISPLAY_BLANK
 	bool "Enable console blanking using APM"
-	depends on APM
 	help
 	  Enable console blanking using the APM. Some laptops can use this to
 	  turn off the LCD backlight when the screen blanker of the Linux
@@ -1031,7 +1026,6 @@ config APM_DISPLAY_BLANK
 
 config APM_ALLOW_INTS
 	bool "Allow interrupts during APM BIOS calls"
-	depends on APM
 	help
 	  Normally we disable external interrupts while we are making calls to
 	  the APM BIOS as a measure to lessen the effects of a badly behaving
@@ -1042,13 +1036,12 @@ config APM_ALLOW_INTS
 
 config APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF
 	bool "Use real mode APM BIOS call to power off"
-	depends on APM
 	help
 	  Use real mode APM BIOS calls to switch off the computer. This is
 	  a work-around for a number of buggy BIOSes. Switch this option on if
 	  your computer crashes instead of powering off properly.
 
-endmenu
+endif # APM
 
 source "arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig"