diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 028aba9..ed7ca8e 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 	bool
 	select GENERIC_PCI_IOMAP
 
+config GENERIC_IO
+	boolean
+	default n
+
 config CRC_CCITT
 	tristate "CRC-CCITT functions"
 	help
@@ -224,6 +228,7 @@
 config HAS_IOMEM
 	boolean
 	depends on !NO_IOMEM
+	select GENERIC_IO
 	default y
 
 config HAS_IOPORT