diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index 1aec4404062d..f38beb28e7ae 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -1539,7 +1539,6 @@ config SERIAL_FSL_LPUART
 	tristate "Freescale lpuart serial port support"
 	depends on HAS_DMA
 	select SERIAL_CORE
-	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
 	help
 	  Support for the on-chip lpuart on some Freescale SOCs.
 
@@ -1547,6 +1546,7 @@ config SERIAL_FSL_LPUART_CONSOLE
 	bool "Console on Freescale lpuart serial port"
 	depends on SERIAL_FSL_LPUART=y
 	select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
+	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
 	help
 	  If you have enabled the lpuart serial port on the Freescale SoCs,
 	  you can make it the console by answering Y to this option.