diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 79f25cef32dfe72b0d230ce6642ce95c747f080d..acda55199f550483ef9faa31c5fdd1f3d9ff6a10 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ config KEXEC
 
 config CRASH_DUMP
 	bool "Build a kdump crash kernel"
-	depends on (PPC64 && RELOCATABLE) || 6xx
+	depends on PPC64 || 6xx
+	select RELOCATABLE if PPC64
 	help
 	  Build a kernel suitable for use as a kdump capture kernel.
 	  The same kernel binary can be used as production kernel and dump