diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/Kconfig
index ee56a9ea6a79..1fb0b3cddeb3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/Kconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ config MPC86XADS
 config MPC885ADS
 	bool "MPC885ADS"
 	select CPM1
+	select OF_DYNAMIC
 	help
 	  Freescale Semiconductor MPC885 Application Development System (ADS).
 	  Also known as DUET.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig
index b57cda3a0817..63835e09e5cc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config PPC_ISERIES
 	bool "IBM Legacy iSeries"
 	depends on PPC64 && PPC_BOOK3S
+	select OF_DYNAMIC
 	select PPC_SMP_MUXED_IPI
 	select PPC_INDIRECT_PIO
 	select PPC_INDIRECT_MMIO
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
index ae7b6d41fed3..1114f8f336df 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config PPC_PSERIES
 	bool "IBM pSeries & new (POWER5-based) iSeries"
 	select HAVE_PCSPKR_PLATFORM
 	select MPIC
+	select OF_DYNAMIC
 	select PCI_MSI
 	select PPC_XICS
 	select PPC_ICP_NATIVE
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/wsp/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/wsp/Kconfig
index 57d22a2f4ba9..79d2225b7608 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/wsp/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/wsp/Kconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ config PPC_CHROMA
 	bool "PowerEN PCIe Chroma Card"
 	select EPAPR_BOOT
 	select PPC_WSP
+	select OF_DYNAMIC
 	default y
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/of/Kconfig b/drivers/of/Kconfig
index 268163dd71c7..6ea51dcbc728 100644
--- a/drivers/of/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/of/Kconfig
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ config OF_EARLY_FLATTREE
 config OF_PROMTREE
 	bool
 
+# Hardly any platforms need this.  It is safe to select, but only do so if you
+# need it.
 config OF_DYNAMIC
-	def_bool y
-	depends on PPC_OF
+	bool
 
 config OF_ADDRESS
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 13ba72875e25..580644986945 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int of_n_size_cells(struct device_node *np)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_n_size_cells);
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_SPARC)   /* SPARC doesn't do ref counting (yet) */
+#if defined(CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC)
 /**
  *	of_node_get - Increment refcount of a node
  *	@node:	Node to inc refcount, NULL is supported to
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void of_node_put(struct device_node *node)
 		kref_put(&node->kref, of_node_release);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_node_put);
-#endif /* !CONFIG_SPARC */
+#endif /* CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC */
 
 struct property *of_find_property(const struct device_node *np,
 				  const char *name,
diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
index 5a4a3adb17e5..533603e26b9b 100644
--- a/include/linux/of.h
+++ b/include/linux/of.h
@@ -72,19 +72,17 @@ struct of_phandle_args {
 	uint32_t args[MAX_PHANDLE_ARGS];
 };
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPARC) || !defined(CONFIG_OF)
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC
+extern struct device_node *of_node_get(struct device_node *node);
+extern void of_node_put(struct device_node *node);
+#else /* CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC */
 /* Dummy ref counting routines - to be implemented later */
 static inline struct device_node *of_node_get(struct device_node *node)
 {
 	return node;
 }
-static inline void of_node_put(struct device_node *node)
-{
-}
-#else
-extern struct device_node *of_node_get(struct device_node *node);
-extern void of_node_put(struct device_node *node);
-#endif
+static inline void of_node_put(struct device_node *node) { }
+#endif /* !CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF