diff --git a/package/efl/Config.in b/package/efl/Config.in
index f6ec579541..8b06a493dd 100644
--- a/package/efl/Config.in
+++ b/package/efl/Config.in
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_EFL
 	# https://phab.enlightenment.org/T2728
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUAJIT # Lua support broken
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LZ4
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
-	# libblkid is part of required tools, see EFL's README.
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBBLKID
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	help
 	  Enlightenment Foundation Libraries
@@ -101,7 +98,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_PULSEAUDIO
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_UTIL_LINUX_LIBMOUNT
 	bool "Enable libmount support (recommended)"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBMOUNT
+	# libblkid is part of required tools, see EFL's README.
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBBLKID
 	default y
 	help
 	  Libmount is used heavily inside Eeze for support of removable
diff --git a/package/efl/efl.mk b/package/efl/efl.mk
index 2fe140a308..ab08946c46 100644
--- a/package/efl/efl.mk
+++ b/package/efl/efl.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ EFL_LICENSE_FILES = \
 EFL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 EFL_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-efl host-luajit dbus freetype \
-	jpeg luajit lz4 udev util-linux zlib
+	jpeg luajit lz4 udev zlib
 
 # Configure options:
 # --disable-lua-old: build elua for the target.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ else
 EFL_CONF_OPTS += --disable-cxx-bindings
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBMOUNT),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_UTIL_LINUX_LIBMOUNT),y)
 EFL_DEPENDENCIES += util-linux
 EFL_CONF_OPTS += --enable-libmount
 else