diff --git a/default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak
index fb43cbaf39..6ea36d4090 100644
--- a/default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak
@@ -1,27 +1,10 @@
 # Default configuration for ppc-softmmu
 
-CONFIG_ISA_BUS=y
-CONFIG_PCI=y
-CONFIG_PCI_DEVICES=y
-CONFIG_TEST_DEVICES=y
-
 # For embedded PPCs:
-CONFIG_PPC4XX=y
-CONFIG_M48T59=y
-CONFIG_SERIAL=y
-CONFIG_OPENPIC=y
-CONFIG_PPCE500_PCI=y
-CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI01=y
-CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI02=y
-CONFIG_XILINX=y
-CONFIG_XILINX_ETHLITE=y
 CONFIG_E500=y
-CONFIG_PLATFORM_BUS=y
-CONFIG_ETSEC=y
 CONFIG_PPC405=y
 CONFIG_PPC440=y
 CONFIG_VIRTEX=y
-CONFIG_PCI_EXPRESS=y
 
 # For Sam460ex
 CONFIG_SAM460EX=y
diff --git a/hw/ppc/Kconfig b/hw/ppc/Kconfig
index c0b84b65bb..2b83637511 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/ppc/Kconfig
@@ -27,9 +27,18 @@ config POWERNV
 
 config PPC405
     bool
+    select M48T59
+    select PFLASH_CFI02
+    select PPC4XX
+    select SERIAL
 
 config PPC440
     bool
+    imply PCI_DEVICES
+    imply TEST_DEVICES
+    select PCI_EXPRESS
+    select PPC4XX
+    select SERIAL
 
 config PPC4XX
     bool
@@ -87,9 +96,19 @@ config MAC_NEWWORLD
 
 config E500
     bool
+    imply AT24C
+    select ETSEC
+    select OPENPIC
+    select PLATFORM_BUS
+    select PPCE500_PCI
+    select SERIAL
 
 config VIRTEX
     bool
+    select PFLASH_CFI01
+    select SERIAL
+    select XILINX
+    select XILINX_ETHLITE
 
 config XIVE
     bool