diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index 6f1470baa314..d02e8ac7aa10 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config 64BIT
 config SPARC
 	bool
 	default y
+	select OF
 	select HAVE_IDE
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB if !SMP || SPARC64
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ config ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS
 	def_bool y
 
 config OF
-	def_bool y
+	bool
 
 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
 	def_bool y if SPARC64