diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 2dc18605831f..a5977986f38b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -2472,10 +2472,16 @@ config ISA_DMA_API
 	  Enables ISA-style DMA support for devices requiring such controllers.
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
+config ISA_BUS
+	bool "ISA bus support"
+	help
+	  Enables ISA bus support for devices requiring such controllers.
+
 if X86_32
 
 config ISA
 	bool "ISA support"
+	depends on ISA_BUS
 	---help---
 	  Find out whether you have ISA slots on your motherboard.  ISA is the
 	  name of a bus system, i.e. the way the CPU talks to the other stuff
diff --git a/drivers/base/Makefile b/drivers/base/Makefile
index 6b2a84e7f2be..4ebfb81cc7e9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/base/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DMA_CMA) += dma-contiguous.o
 obj-y			+= power/
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAS_DMA)	+= dma-mapping.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_GENERIC_DMA_COHERENT) += dma-coherent.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ISA)	+= isa.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ISA_BUS)	+= isa.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FW_LOADER)	+= firmware_class.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NUMA)	+= node.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_SPARSE) += memory.o
diff --git a/include/linux/isa.h b/include/linux/isa.h
index b0270e3814c8..2a02862775eb 100644
--- a/include/linux/isa.h
+++ b/include/linux/isa.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct isa_driver {
 
 #define to_isa_driver(x) container_of((x), struct isa_driver, driver)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ISA
+#ifdef CONFIG_ISA_BUS
 int isa_register_driver(struct isa_driver *, unsigned int);
 void isa_unregister_driver(struct isa_driver *);
 #else