diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/Kconfig
index 9d91f9ab44..811c41d906 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/Kconfig
@@ -259,7 +259,15 @@ config TARGET_GW_VENTANA
 config TARGET_KOSAGI_NOVENA
 	bool "Kosagi Novena"
 	select BOARD_LATE_INIT
+	select DM_GPIO
+	select DM_MMC
+	select DM_PCI
+	select DM_SCSI
+	select DM_USB
+	select DM_VIDEO
+	select OF_CONTROL
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
+	imply CMD_DM
 
 config TARGET_MCCMON6
 	bool "mccmon6"
diff --git a/configs/novena_defconfig b/configs/novena_defconfig
index 295ab891bb..67469a0929 100644
--- a/configs/novena_defconfig
+++ b/configs/novena_defconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ CONFIG_MX6_DDRCAL=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_KOSAGI_NOVENA=y
 CONFIG_ENV_SIZE=0x4000
 CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0x80000
-CONFIG_DM_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=1
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_WATCHDOG_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_ASKENV=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EEPROM=y
-CONFIG_CMD_DM=y
 CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_TIME=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
 # CONFIG_SPL_PARTITION_UUIDS is not set
-CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="imx6q-novena"
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT=y
@@ -52,19 +49,15 @@ CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND=0x84000
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_DM=y
 CONFIG_DWC_AHSATA=y
-CONFIG_DM_MMC=y
 CONFIG_FSL_USDHC=y
 CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_PHY_MICREL=y
 CONFIG_PHY_MICREL_KSZ90X1=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_PCI=y
-CONFIG_DM_PCI=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX6=y
-CONFIG_DM_SCSI=y
 CONFIG_USB=y
-CONFIG_DM_USB=y
 CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD=y
 CONFIG_SYS_USB_EVENT_POLL_VIA_CONTROL_EP=y
 CONFIG_USB_GADGET=y
@@ -74,7 +67,6 @@ CONFIG_USB_ETH_CDC=y
 CONFIG_USB_HOST_ETHER=y
 CONFIG_USB_ETHER_ASIX=y
 CONFIG_USB_ETHER_SMSC95XX=y
-CONFIG_DM_VIDEO=y
 # CONFIG_VIDEO_BPP8 is not set
 # CONFIG_VIDEO_BPP32 is not set
 CONFIG_SYS_WHITE_ON_BLACK=y