diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig b/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig
index 18c81cbe4704c..536e55d3919fd 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 menuconfig TCG_TPM
 	tristate "TPM Hardware Support"
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM
-	select SECURITYFS
+	imply SECURITYFS
 	select CRYPTO
 	select CRYPTO_HASH_INFO
 	---help---