diff --git a/drivers/mtd/Makefile b/drivers/mtd/Makefile
index 40fd15344387..99bb9a1f6e16 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/mtd/Makefile
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ inftl-objs		:= inftlcore.o inftlmount.o
 
 obj-y		+= chips/ lpddr/ maps/ devices/ nand/ onenand/ tests/
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR_BASE)	+= spi-nor/
+obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR)	+= spi-nor/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_UBI)		+= ubi/
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
index 48aa1aa5820b..f9e32b53dfc6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ config MTD_DATAFLASH_OTP
 
 config MTD_M25P80
 	tristate "Support most SPI Flash chips (AT26DF, M25P, W25X, ...)"
-	depends on SPI_MASTER && MTD_SPI_NOR_BASE
+	depends on SPI_MASTER && MTD_SPI_NOR
 	help
 	  This enables access to most modern SPI flash chips, used for
 	  program and data storage.   Series supported include Atmel AT26DF,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
index 64cfc39ad17e..d682fb440e06 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
-config MTD_SPI_NOR_BASE
-	bool "the framework for SPI-NOR support"
+config MTD_SPI_NOR
+	bool "SPI-NOR device support"
 	depends on MTD
 	help
 	  This is the framework for the SPI NOR which can be used by the SPI
 	  device drivers and the SPI-NOR device driver.
+
+if MTD_SPI_NOR
+
 config SPI_FSL_QUADSPI
 	tristate "Freescale Quad SPI controller"
-	depends on ARCH_MXC && MTD_SPI_NOR_BASE
+	depends on ARCH_MXC
 	help
 	  This enables support for the Quad SPI controller in master mode.
 	  We only connect the NOR to this controller now.
+
+endif # MTD_SPI_NOR
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Makefile b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Makefile
index 51f9d8b99ab7..6a7ce1462247 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR_BASE)	+= spi-nor.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR)	+= spi-nor.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPI_FSL_QUADSPI)	+= fsl-quadspi.o