diff --git a/commands/Kconfig b/commands/Kconfig
index b003786..fad3281 100644
--- a/commands/Kconfig
+++ b/commands/Kconfig
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@
 	default y
 	select CRC32
 	select UNCOMPRESS
+	select FILETYPE
 	prompt "bootm"
 
 config CMD_BOOTM_SHOW_TYPE
diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index d184d9e..20e4050 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 config HAVE_NOSHELL
 	bool
 
+config FILETYPE
+	bool
+
 menu "General Settings              "
 
 config LOCALVERSION
diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index eaf74a6..76fe407 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 obj-y += startup.o
 obj-y += misc.o
 obj-y += memsize.o
-obj-y += filetype.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FILETYPE) += filetype.o
 obj-y += resource.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MENU) += menu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PASSWORD) += password.o
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 0bbd206..6b4063d 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 menu "Library routines"
 config UNCOMPRESS
 	bool
+	select FILETYPE
 
 config ZLIB
 	bool "include gzip uncompression support"