diff --git a/libs/libc/modlib/Kconfig b/libs/libc/modlib/Kconfig
index 28b11e7f51..c03fdbb052 100644
--- a/libs/libc/modlib/Kconfig
+++ b/libs/libc/modlib/Kconfig
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ config MODLIB_DUMPBUFFER
 
 config MODLIB_HAVE_SYMTAB
 	bool "Have symbol table"
-	default n if BUILD_KERNEL
+	default n
 	---help---
 		If you have a module library symbol table, then you may select this
 		option in order to use it.  Symbol tables are required in most
diff --git a/libs/libc/unistd/Kconfig b/libs/libc/unistd/Kconfig
index d77d383566..e1f24181cd 100644
--- a/libs/libc/unistd/Kconfig
+++ b/libs/libc/unistd/Kconfig
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ if LIBC_EXECFUNCS
 
 config EXECFUNCS_HAVE_SYMTAB
 	bool "Have symbol table"
-	default n if !BUILD_KERNEL
-	default y if BUILD_KERNEL
+	default n
+	depends on !BUILD_KERNEL
 	---help---
 		If you have a system symbol table, then you may select this
 		option in order to use it.  Symbol tables are required in most