diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index a55bda4233bb..afa585e62332 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ config NFS_COMMON
 	default y
 
 config NFS_V4_2_SSC_HELPER
-	tristate
-	default y if NFS_V4=y || NFS_FS=y
+	bool
+	default y if NFS_V4_2
 
 source "net/sunrpc/Kconfig"
 source "fs/ceph/Kconfig"
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
index 441a2fa073c8..57b3821d975a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
@@ -420,9 +420,7 @@ static const struct nfs4_ssc_client_ops nfs4_ssc_clnt_ops_tbl = {
  */
 void nfs42_ssc_register_ops(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
 	nfs42_ssc_register(&nfs4_ssc_clnt_ops_tbl);
-#endif
 }
 
 /**
@@ -433,9 +431,7 @@ void nfs42_ssc_register_ops(void)
  */
 void nfs42_ssc_unregister_ops(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
 	nfs42_ssc_unregister(&nfs4_ssc_clnt_ops_tbl);
-#endif
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_2 */
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index 13a650750f04..5bfcc2557187 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -116,16 +116,12 @@ static void unregister_nfs4_fs(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_2
 static void nfs_ssc_register_ops(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
 	nfs_ssc_register(&nfs_ssc_clnt_ops_tbl);
-#endif
 }
 
 static void nfs_ssc_unregister_ops(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
 	nfs_ssc_unregister(&nfs_ssc_clnt_ops_tbl);
-#endif
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_2 */
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
index d6cff5fbe705..c5346196c46f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ config NFSD_FLEXFILELAYOUT
 
 config NFSD_V4_2_INTER_SSC
 	bool "NFSv4.2 inter server to server COPY"
-	depends on NFSD_V4 && NFS_V4_1 && NFS_V4_2
+	depends on NFSD_V4 && NFS_V4_2
 	help
 	  This option enables support for NFSv4.2 inter server to
 	  server copy where the destination server calls the NFSv4.2