diff --git a/drivers/net/can/Kconfig b/drivers/net/can/Kconfig
index e15e320db476..460a74ae6923 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/can/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 
 menuconfig CAN_DEV
-	tristate "CAN Device Drivers"
+	bool "CAN Device Drivers"
 	default y
 	depends on CAN
 	help
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ menuconfig CAN_DEV
 	  virtual ones. If you own such devices or plan to use the virtual CAN
 	  interfaces to develop applications, say Y here.
 
-	  To compile as a module, choose M here: the module will be called
-	  can-dev.
-
 if CAN_DEV
 
 config CAN_VCAN
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/Makefile b/drivers/net/can/Makefile
index d7bc10a6b8ea..37e2f1a2faec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/can/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_VCAN)		+= vcan.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_VXCAN)		+= vxcan.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_SLCAN)		+= slcan/
 
-obj-y				+= dev/
+obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_DEV)		+= dev/
 obj-y				+= esd/
 obj-y				+= rcar/
 obj-y				+= rockchip/
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev/Makefile b/drivers/net/can/dev/Makefile
index 633687d6b6c0..64226acf0f3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_DEV) += can-dev.o
-
-can-dev-y += skb.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CAN) += can-dev.o
 
+can-dev-$(CONFIG_CAN_DEV) += skb.o
 can-dev-$(CONFIG_CAN_CALC_BITTIMING) += calc_bittiming.o
 can-dev-$(CONFIG_CAN_NETLINK) += bittiming.o
 can-dev-$(CONFIG_CAN_NETLINK) += dev.o
diff --git a/net/can/Kconfig b/net/can/Kconfig
index e4ccf731a24c..af64a6f76458 100644
--- a/net/can/Kconfig
+++ b/net/can/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 menuconfig CAN
 	tristate "CAN bus subsystem support"
-	select CAN_DEV
 	help
 	  Controller Area Network (CAN) is a slow (up to 1Mbit/s) serial
 	  communications protocol. Development of the CAN bus started in