diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index 88681aca88c..79f4178c471 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ menuconfig ACPI
 	depends on PCI
 	depends on PM
 	select PNP
-	select CPU_IDLE
 	default y
 	help
 	  Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support for 
@@ -206,6 +205,7 @@ config ACPI_DOCK
 config ACPI_PROCESSOR
 	tristate "Processor"
 	select THERMAL
+	select CPU_IDLE
 	default y
 	help
 	  This driver installs ACPI as the idle handler for Linux and uses