diff --git a/commands/Kconfig b/commands/Kconfig
index 1d080e302..b0037863f 100644
--- a/commands/Kconfig
+++ b/commands/Kconfig
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ config CMD_BOOTM
 	tristate
 	default y
 	select CRC32
+	select UNCOMPRESS
 	prompt "bootm"
 
 config CMD_BOOTM_SHOW_TYPE
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 3339a9aa2..0bbd20677 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 menu "Library routines"
+config UNCOMPRESS
+	bool
+
 config ZLIB
 	bool "include gzip uncompression support"
+	select UNCOMPRESS
 
 config BZLIB
 	bool "include bzip2 uncompression support"
+	select UNCOMPRESS
 
 config GENERIC_FIND_NEXT_BIT
 	def_bool n
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 7799e69d8..c273c58cf 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ obj-y			+= show_progress.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LZO_DECOMPRESS)		+= decompress_unlzo.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PROCESS_ESCAPE_SEQUENCE)	+= process_escape_sequence.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FDT)	+= fdt/
-obj-y			+= uncompress.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_UNCOMPRESS)	+= uncompress.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BCH)	+= bch.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BITREV)	+= bitrev.o
diff --git a/lib/lzo/Kconfig b/lib/lzo/Kconfig
index 03c335089..9276b2128 100644
--- a/lib/lzo/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/lzo/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config LZO_DECOMPRESS
 	bool "include lzo uncompression support"
-	bool
+	select UNCOMPRESS
 
 config LZO_COMPRESS
 	bool