diff --git a/config/Config-kernel.in b/config/Config-kernel.in
index 3f94b6517c..562eca3930 100644
--- a/config/Config-kernel.in
+++ b/config/Config-kernel.in
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ config KERNEL_DEBUG_INFO
 	  This will compile your kernel and modules with debug information.
 
 config KERNEL_DEBUG_INFO_BTF
-
 	bool "Enable additional BTF type information"
 	default y if (TARGET_armsr || TARGET_bcm27xx || TARGET_ipq806x_chromium || TARGET_ipq807x || TARGET_mediatek_filogic || TARGET_mvebu_cortexa53 || TARGET_mvebu_cortexa72 || TARGET_rockchip || TARGET_sunxi || TARGET_x86_64) && BUILDBOT
 	depends on !HOST_OS_MACOS
@@ -365,9 +364,13 @@ config KERNEL_DEBUG_INFO_BTF
 
 	  Required to run BPF CO-RE applications.
 
+config KERNEL_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES
+	def_bool y
+	depends on KERNEL_DEBUG_INFO_BTF
+
 config KERNEL_MODULE_ALLOW_BTF_MISMATCH
 	bool "Allow loading modules with non-matching BTF type info"
-	depends on KERNEL_DEBUG_INFO_BTF
+	depends on KERNEL_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES
 	default y
 	help
 	  For modules whose split BTF does not match vmlinux, load without