diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
index 4fbb63a148a..29ceab849c0 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config AHCI
 	bool "Support SATA controllers with driver model"
 	depends on DM
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  This enables a uclass for disk controllers in U-Boot. Various driver
 	  types can use this, such as AHCI/SATA. It does not provide any standard
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ config AHCI
 
 config SATA
 	bool "Support SATA controllers"
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  This enables support for SATA (Serial Advanced Technology
 	  Attachment), a serial bus standard for connecting to hard drives and
diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 5283d8981e0..cc75bad02b8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 config BLK
-	bool # "Support block devices"
-	depends on DM
-	def_bool y if MMC || USB || SCSI || NVME || IDE || AHCI || SATA
-	def_bool y if EFI_MEDIA || VIRTIO_BLK || PVBLOCK
+	bool
 	help
 	  Enable support for block devices, such as SCSI, MMC and USB
 	  flash sticks. These provide a block-level interface which permits
@@ -100,6 +97,7 @@ config TPL_BLOCK_CACHE
 config EFI_MEDIA
 	bool "Support EFI media drivers"
 	default y if EFI || SANDBOX
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  Enable this to support media devices on top of UEFI. This enables
 	  just the uclass so you also need a specific driver to make this do
@@ -139,6 +137,7 @@ endif  # EFI_MEDIA
 
 config IDE
 	bool "Support IDE controllers"
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  Enables support for IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard drives.
 	  This allows access to raw blocks and filesystems on an IDE drive
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/Kconfig b/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
index 46513db0d6e..4827834b4aa 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ menu "MMC Host controller Support"
 config MMC
 	bool "MMC/SD/SDIO card support"
 	default ARM || PPC || SANDBOX
+	select BLK
 	select DM_MMC
 	help
 	  This selects MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital and Secure
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/Kconfig b/drivers/nvme/Kconfig
index 73edb355160..d138867666b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/nvme/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 config NVME
 	bool "NVM Express device support"
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  This option enables support for NVM Express devices.
 	  It supports basic functions of NVMe (read/write).
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
index 7e21c4ae2bb..fc87d34cca3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config SCSI
 	bool "Support SCSI controllers with driver model"
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  This enables support for SCSI (Small Computer System Interface),
 	  a parallel interface widely used with storage peripherals such as
diff --git a/drivers/usb/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/Kconfig
index 960b6a906ac..99c6649e417 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 menuconfig USB
 	bool "USB support"
+	select BLK
 	---help---
 	  Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a specification for a serial bus
 	  subsystem which offers higher speeds and more features than the
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
index 1de68867d52..512ac376f18 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ config VIRTIO_NET
 config VIRTIO_BLK
 	bool "virtio block driver"
 	depends on VIRTIO
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  This is the virtual block driver for virtio. It can be used with
 	  QEMU based targets.