diff --git a/test/overlay/Kconfig b/test/overlay/Kconfig
index 13c85428cb..a4f154415d 100644
--- a/test/overlay/Kconfig
+++ b/test/overlay/Kconfig
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 config UT_OVERLAY
 	bool "Enable Device Tree Overlays Unit Tests"
-	depends on OF_LIBFDT_OVERLAY
-	depends on UNIT_TEST
+	depends on UNIT_TEST && OF_CONTROL
+	default y
+	select OF_LIBFDT_OVERLAY
 	help
 	  This enables the 'ut overlay' command which runs a series of unit
 	  tests on the fdt overlay code.
 	  If all is well then all tests pass although there will be a few
 	  messages printed along the way.
-	  Be warned that it requires an out-of-tree dtc compiler with patches
-	  to support the DT overlays, otherwise it will fail.