diff --git a/drivers/staging/cx25821/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/cx25821/Kconfig
index df7756a95fad..a766d0bed4fb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cx25821/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/cx25821/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ config VIDEO_CX25821
 	select I2C_ALGOBIT
 	select VIDEO_BTCX
 	select VIDEO_TVEEPROM
-	select VIDEO_IR
+	depends on VIDEO_IR
 	select VIDEOBUF_DVB
 	select VIDEOBUF_DMA_SG
 	select VIDEO_CX25840
diff --git a/drivers/staging/go7007/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/go7007/Kconfig
index e47f683a323e..b816a6045d0f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/go7007/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/go7007/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ config VIDEO_GO7007
 	depends on VIDEO_DEV && PCI && I2C && INPUT
 	depends on SND
 	select VIDEOBUF_DMA_SG
-	select VIDEO_IR
+	depends on VIDEO_IR
 	select VIDEO_TUNER
 	select VIDEO_TVEEPROM
 	select SND_PCM