diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig
index 60f28e4fb5c0..4fd5a6ea26b4 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ config NF_CONNTRACK_BRIDGE
 config BRIDGE_NF_EBTABLES_LEGACY
 	tristate "Legacy EBTABLES support"
 	depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER_XTABLES_LEGACY
+	depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
 	default	n
 	help
 	 Legacy ebtables packet/frame classifier.
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
index 2c438b140e88..7dc9772fe2d8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config NF_DEFRAG_IPV4
 config IP_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY
 	tristate "Legacy IP tables support"
 	depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES_LEGACY
+	depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
 	default	m if NETFILTER_XTABLES_LEGACY
 	help
 	  iptables is a legacy packet classifier.
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@ endif # IP_NF_IPTABLES
 config IP_NF_ARPTABLES
 	tristate "Legacy ARPTABLES support"
 	depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES_LEGACY
+	depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
 	default	n
 	help
 	  arptables is a legacy packet classifier.
@@ -343,6 +345,7 @@ config IP_NF_ARPFILTER
 	select IP_NF_ARPTABLES
 	select NETFILTER_FAMILY_ARP
 	depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES_LEGACY
+	depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
 	help
 	  ARP packet filtering defines a table `filter', which has a series of
 	  rules for simple ARP packet filtering at local input and
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
index 276860f65baa..81daf82ddc2d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ menu "IPv6: Netfilter Configuration"
 config IP6_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY
 	tristate "Legacy IP6 tables support"
 	depends on INET && IPV6 && NETFILTER_XTABLES_LEGACY
+	depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
 	default	m if NETFILTER_XTABLES_LEGACY
 	help
 	  ip6tables is a legacy packet classifier.