diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/Kconfig
index ba09121e7debb24769577a974250ff9c0ab2447e..1662dc49f18ed11e051b10b59c0db5c9c3ca950c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/Kconfig
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ config DRM_AMDGPU
 	tristate "AMD GPU"
 	depends on DRM
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_DP_HELPER
+	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER
 	depends on MMU
 	depends on PCI
 	depends on !UML
 	select FW_LOADER
 	select DRM_DISPLAY_HDMI_HELPER
-	select DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select DRM_SCHED
 	select DRM_TTM
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
index 54d45dd31b7f4d00db5108cbae5312c7d4c25c33..6e6ec300ab16faa7c099f076a0bb9190dcbf286c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ config DRM_ITE_IT6505
 	tristate "ITE IT6505 DisplayPort bridge"
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_DP_AUX_BUS
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_DP_HELPER
+	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER
 	depends on OF
-	select DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select DRM_DP_HELPER
 	select EXTCON
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/Kconfig
index 9659df6718de6db4279d0cf6c3c8505234f952ce..12bfea53bf24b2c25703eee821db4796bf1038af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/Kconfig
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ config DRM_ANALOGIX_ANX7625
 	depends on DRM
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_DP_AUX_BUS
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_DP_HELPER
+	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER
 	depends on OF
-	select DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	select DRM_MIPI_DSI
 	help
 	  ANX7625 is an ultra-low power 4K mobile HD transmitter
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/Kconfig
index 3480fd4d0a5f76e413906c348e5887979a3d2288..7817f6f56607141f143d0c6d5fcdbe3716d16a61 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/Kconfig
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ endif
 config DRM_CDNS_MHDP8546
 	tristate "Cadence DPI/DP bridge"
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_DP_HELPER
+	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER
 	depends on OF
-	select DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/Kconfig
index 9801f47a3704530dd59c0ac8a25eff24502944e7..d65f1a37c08c7cf8f4e1e41c3ea22d01ea95b444 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/Kconfig
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ config DRM_DISPLAY_DP_TUNNEL_STATE_DEBUG
 config DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	bool "DRM HDCD Helpers"
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER
+	default y
 	help
 	  DRM display helpers for HDCP.
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
index dbde4e29d93a79dc620558f6d13b8d8e6f40a113..87ef8c4d72a53768a40a5f6474bb5e92495fc6a3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config DRM_I915
 	tristate "Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics"
 	depends on DRM
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_DP_HELPER
+	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER
 	depends on X86 && PCI
 	depends on !PREEMPT_RT
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ config DRM_I915
 	# the shmem_readpage() which depends upon tmpfs
 	select SHMEM
 	select TMPFS
-	select DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	select DRM_DISPLAY_HDMI_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select DRM_PANEL
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Kconfig
index 02da2faf5ae33bdb5a31955ed085a8765bdd243e..1fa8ef75823c7a6b99d549332690b1e5610d3557 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config DRM_XE
 	depends on (m || (y && KUNIT=y))
 	depends on DRM
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_DP_HELPER
+	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER
 	depends on MMU
 	depends on PCI
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ config DRM_XE
 	select DRM_KUNIT_TEST_HELPERS if DRM_XE_KUNIT_TEST != n
 	select DRM_PANEL
 	select DRM_SUBALLOC_HELPER
-	select DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER
 	select DRM_DISPLAY_HDMI_HELPER
 	select DRM_MIPI_DSI
 	select RELAY