diff --git a/drivers/edac/Kconfig b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
index 37755e63cc28..6ca7474baf4a 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
@@ -378,12 +378,11 @@ config EDAC_ALTERA
 
 config EDAC_ALTERA_L2C
 	bool "Altera L2 Cache ECC"
-	depends on EDAC_ALTERA=y
-	select CACHE_L2X0
+	depends on EDAC_ALTERA=y && CACHE_L2X0
 	help
 	  Support for error detection and correction on the
 	  Altera L2 cache Memory for Altera SoCs. This option
-	  requires L2 cache so it will force that selection.
+	  requires L2 cache.
 
 config EDAC_ALTERA_OCRAM
 	bool "Altera On-Chip RAM ECC"