diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
index 431b6e12a81f..68ec45abc1fb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ config DRM_BRIDGE
 config DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE
 	def_bool y
 	depends on DRM_BRIDGE
-	depends on DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select DRM_PANEL
 	help
 	  DRM bridge wrapper of DRM panels
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ config DRM_CDNS_DSI
 config DRM_CHIPONE_ICN6211
 	tristate "Chipone ICN6211 MIPI-DSI/RGB Converter bridge"
 	depends on OF
+	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select DRM_MIPI_DSI
 	select DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
index f63fd0f90360..af1402d83d51 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ config DRM_PANEL_SIMPLE
 	select VIDEOMODE_HELPERS
 	select DRM_DP_AUX_BUS
 	select DRM_DP_HELPER
+	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	help
 	  DRM panel driver for dumb panels that need at most a regulator and
 	  a GPIO to be powered up. Optionally a backlight can be attached so