diff --git a/boot/Kconfig b/boot/Kconfig
index 2456856a572..30eb5b328d7 100644
--- a/boot/Kconfig
+++ b/boot/Kconfig
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ config BOOT_DEFAULTS
 
 menuconfig BOOTSTD
 	bool "Standard boot"
-	default y
-	depends on DM && OF_CONTROL && BLK
+	default y if BLK
+	depends on DM && OF_CONTROL
 	help
 	  U-Boot supports a standard way of locating something to boot,
 	  typically an Operating System such as Linux, provided by a distro such