diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig b/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig
index 854eb26ac3db..e6bb73c16887 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ config NVME_HWMON
 
 config NVME_FABRICS
 	select NVME_CORE
+	select NVME_KEYRING if NVME_TCP_TLS
 	tristate
 
 config NVME_RDMA
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@ config NVME_TCP
 config NVME_TCP_TLS
 	bool "NVMe over Fabrics TCP TLS encryption support"
 	depends on NVME_TCP
-	select NVME_KEYRING
 	select NET_HANDSHAKE
 	select KEYS
 	help