diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index a81aca43932f..67e39ad8b8b6 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ config INET
 if INET
 source "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
 source "net/ipv6/Kconfig"
+source "net/netlabel/Kconfig"
 
 endif # if INET
 
@@ -249,8 +250,6 @@ source "net/ieee80211/Kconfig"
 config WIRELESS_EXT
 	bool
 
-source "net/netlabel/Kconfig"
-
 config FIB_RULES
 	bool
 
diff --git a/net/netlabel/Kconfig b/net/netlabel/Kconfig
index 9f7121ae13e9..56958c85f2b4 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/Kconfig
+++ b/net/netlabel/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 config NETLABEL
 	bool "NetLabel subsystem support"
-	depends on NET && SECURITY
+	depends on SECURITY
 	default n
 	---help---
 	  NetLabel provides support for explicit network packet labeling