diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index 59a8ad6e7c3e..f5a88e75dda6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ config SERIAL_SAMSUNG
 	tristate "Samsung SoC serial support"
 	depends on PLAT_SAMSUNG || ARCH_EXYNOS
 	select SERIAL_CORE
-	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
 	help
 	  Support for the on-chip UARTs on the Samsung S3C24XX series CPUs,
 	  providing /dev/ttySAC0, 1 and 2 (note, some machines may not
@@ -277,6 +276,7 @@ config SERIAL_SAMSUNG_CONSOLE
 	bool "Support for console on Samsung SoC serial port"
 	depends on SERIAL_SAMSUNG=y
 	select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
+	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
 	help
 	  Allow selection of the S3C24XX on-board serial ports for use as
 	  an virtual console.