diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
index e7a896a..48a920d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 config PPC_EPAPR_HV_PIC
 	bool
 	default n
+	select EPAPR_PARAVIRT
 
 config MPIC_WEIRD
 	bool
diff --git a/drivers/tty/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
index 830cd62..aa99cd2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@
 config PPC_EPAPR_HV_BYTECHAN
 	tristate "ePAPR hypervisor byte channel driver"
 	depends on PPC
+	select EPAPR_PARAVIRT
 	help
 	  This driver creates /dev entries for each ePAPR hypervisor byte
 	  channel, thereby allowing applications to communicate with byte
diff --git a/drivers/virt/Kconfig b/drivers/virt/Kconfig
index 2dcdbc9..99ebdde 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/virt/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 config FSL_HV_MANAGER
 	tristate "Freescale hypervisor management driver"
 	depends on FSL_SOC
+	select EPAPR_PARAVIRT
 	help
           The Freescale hypervisor management driver provides several services
 	  to drivers and applications related to the Freescale hypervisor: