diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
index ea512f4..e0a899f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 config CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	tristate
 
+config CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
+	bool
+
 config CPU_FREQ_STAT
 	tristate "CPU frequency translation statistics"
 	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@
 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND
 	tristate "'ondemand' cpufreq policy governor"
 	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
 	help
 	  'ondemand' - This driver adds a dynamic cpufreq policy governor.
 	  The governor does a periodic polling and 
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@
 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
 	tristate "'conservative' cpufreq governor"
 	depends on CPU_FREQ
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
 	help
 	  'conservative' - this driver is rather similar to the 'ondemand'
 	  governor both in its source code and its purpose, the difference is
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile b/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
index 1f254ec0..fadc4d4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE)	+= cpufreq_performance.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE)	+= cpufreq_powersave.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE)	+= cpufreq_userspace.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND)	+= cpufreq_ondemand.o cpufreq_governor.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE)	+= cpufreq_conservative.o cpufreq_governor.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND)	+= cpufreq_ondemand.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE)	+= cpufreq_conservative.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON)		+= cpufreq_governor.o
 
 # CPUfreq cross-arch helpers
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE)		+= freq_table.o