diff --git a/sound/core/seq/Kconfig b/sound/core/seq/Kconfig
index a536760a94c26..45c1336c6597f 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/core/seq/Kconfig
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ config SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT
 	  timer.
 
 config SND_SEQ_MIDI_EVENT
-	def_tristate SND_RAWMIDI
+	tristate
 
 config SND_SEQ_MIDI
-	tristate
+	def_tristate SND_RAWMIDI
 	select SND_SEQ_MIDI_EVENT
 
 config SND_SEQ_MIDI_EMUL