diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
index 608af20a3494..b22e6bba71f1 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ comment "CPU frequency scaling drivers"
 config CPUFREQ_DT
 	tristate "Generic DT based cpufreq driver"
 	depends on HAVE_CLK && OF
-	# if CPU_THERMAL is on and THERMAL=m, CPUFREQ_DT cannot be =y:
-	depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL
 	select CPUFREQ_DT_PLATDEV
 	select PM_OPP
 	help
@@ -327,7 +325,6 @@ endif
 config QORIQ_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "CPU frequency scaling driver for Freescale QorIQ SoCs"
 	depends on OF && COMMON_CLK && (PPC_E500MC || ARM || ARM64)
-	depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL
 	select CLK_QORIQ
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver support for Freescale QorIQ SoCs
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
index 688f10227793..ca8567c3152c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ config ARM_ARMADA_37XX_CPUFREQ
 config ARM_BIG_LITTLE_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "Generic ARM big LITTLE CPUfreq driver"
 	depends on ARM_CPU_TOPOLOGY && HAVE_CLK
-	# if CPU_THERMAL is on and THERMAL=m, ARM_BIT_LITTLE_CPUFREQ cannot be =y
-	depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL
 	select PM_OPP
 	help
 	  This enables the Generic CPUfreq driver for ARM big.LITTLE platforms.
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ config ARM_BIG_LITTLE_CPUFREQ
 config ARM_SCPI_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "SCPI based CPUfreq driver"
 	depends on ARM_SCPI_PROTOCOL && COMMON_CLK_SCPI
-	depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUfreq driver support for ARM platforms using SCPI
 	  protocol for CPU power management.
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@ config ARM_KIRKWOOD_CPUFREQ
 config ARM_MEDIATEK_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "CPU Frequency scaling support for MediaTek SoCs"
 	depends on ARCH_MEDIATEK && REGULATOR
-	depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL
 	select PM_OPP
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver support for MediaTek SoCs.
@@ -233,7 +229,6 @@ config ARM_SA1110_CPUFREQ
 config ARM_SCMI_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "SCMI based CPUfreq driver"
 	depends on ARM_SCMI_PROTOCOL || COMPILE_TEST
-	depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL
 	select PM_OPP
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUfreq driver support for ARM platforms using SCMI
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
index 30323426902e..58bb7d72dc2b 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ config CPU_THERMAL
 	bool "generic cpu cooling support"
 	depends on CPU_FREQ
 	depends on THERMAL_OF
+	depends on THERMAL=y
 	help
 	  This implements the generic cpu cooling mechanism through frequency
 	  reduction. An ACPI version of this already exists