diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index e46297f020c..522469a7eca 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ source "fs/jbd2/Kconfig"
 config FS_MBCACHE
 # Meta block cache for Extended Attributes (ext2/ext3/ext4)
 	tristate
-	depends on EXT2_FS_XATTR || EXT3_FS_XATTR || EXT4_FS_XATTR
-	default y if EXT2_FS=y || EXT3_FS=y || EXT4_FS=y
-	default m if EXT2_FS=m || EXT3_FS=m || EXT4_FS=m
+	default y if EXT2_FS=y && EXT2_FS_XATTR
+	default y if EXT3_FS=y && EXT3_FS_XATTR
+	default y if EXT4_FS=y && EXT4_FS_XATTR
+	default m if EXT2_FS_XATTR || EXT3_FS_XATTR || EXT4_FS_XATTR
 
 config REISERFS_FS
 	tristate "Reiserfs support"