diff --git a/commands/Kconfig b/commands/Kconfig
index c1454c7..c8f06d8 100644
--- a/commands/Kconfig
+++ b/commands/Kconfig
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@
 config CMD_OFTREE
 	tristate
 	select OFTREE
-	select OFDEVICE
 	prompt "oftree"
 	help
 	  The oftree command has support for dumping devicetrees and, if
@@ -497,7 +496,6 @@
 config CMD_OF_PROPERTY
 	tristate
 	select OFTREE
-	select OFDEVICE
 	prompt "of_property"
 	help
 	  The of_property command allows setting and deleting of properties in
@@ -506,7 +504,6 @@
 config CMD_OF_NODE
 	tristate
 	select OFTREE
-	select OFDEVICE
 	prompt "of_node"
 	help
 	  The of_property command allows adding and removing devicetree nodes.
diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index f81bf99..03a10fb 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 obj-y	+= dma/
 obj-y  += watchdog/
 obj-y	+= gpio/
-obj-$(CONFIG_OFDEVICE) += of/
+obj-$(CONFIG_OFTREE) += of/
 obj-$(CONFIG_W1) += w1/
diff --git a/drivers/of/Kconfig b/drivers/of/Kconfig
index 5e53d25..c30b1c1 100644
--- a/drivers/of/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/of/Kconfig
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 	bool
 
 config OFDEVICE
-	bool
+	select OFTREE
+	bool "Enable probing of devices from the devicetree"
diff --git a/include/of.h b/include/of.h
index 2cd55c0..2234dae 100644
--- a/include/of.h
+++ b/include/of.h
@@ -161,12 +161,13 @@
 		int create);
 struct device_node *of_create_node(struct device_node *root, const char *path);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OFDEVICE
+struct device_node *of_get_root_node(void);
+int of_set_root_node(struct device_node *);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_OFTREE
 int of_parse_partitions(const char *cdevname,
 			    struct device_node *node);
 
-struct device_node *of_get_root_node(void);
-int of_set_root_node(struct device_node *);
 int of_alias_get_id(struct device_node *np, const char *stem);
 int of_device_is_stdout_path(struct device_d *dev);
 const char *of_get_model(void);
@@ -179,11 +180,6 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static inline struct device_node *of_get_root_node(void)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static inline int of_alias_get_id(struct device_node *np, const char *stem)
 {
 	return -ENOENT;