diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/Kconfig
index 5c37cba11486..fc584271325c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/Kconfig
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if WIMAX_GDM72XX_USB
 
 config WIMAX_GDM72XX_USB_PM
 	bool "Enable power managerment support"
-	default n
+	depends on USB_SUSPEND
 
 endif # WIMAX_GDM72XX_USB
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_usb.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_usb.c
index 004786bae577..f60e890c65c8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_usb.c
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WIMAX_GDM72XX_USB_PM
-#ifndef CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND
-#error "USB host doesn't support USB Selective Suspend."
-#endif
-#endif
-
 #include "gdm_usb.h"
 #include "gdm_wimax.h"
 #include "usb_boot.h"