diff --git a/drivers/isdn/Kconfig b/drivers/isdn/Kconfig
index a233ed53913..86cd75a0e84 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/isdn/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 menuconfig ISDN
 	bool "ISDN support"
-	depends on NET
+	depends on NET && NETDEVICES
 	depends on !S390 && !UML
 	---help---
 	  ISDN ("Integrated Services Digital Network", called RNIS in France)
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/i4l/Kconfig b/drivers/isdn/i4l/Kconfig
index 2302fbe70ac..9c6650ea848 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/i4l/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/isdn/i4l/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if ISDN_I4L
 
 config ISDN_PPP
 	bool "Support synchronous PPP"
-	depends on INET && NETDEVICES
+	depends on INET
 	select SLHC
 	help
 	  Over digital connections such as ISDN, there is no need to
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
index 8c610fa6782..e2a945ee9f0 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
@@ -1312,7 +1312,6 @@ isdn_ioctl(struct file *file, uint cmd, ulong arg)
 			} else
 				return -EINVAL;
 			break;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NETDEVICES
 		case IIOCNETGPN:
 			/* Get peer phone number of a connected
 			 * isdn network interface */
@@ -1322,7 +1321,6 @@ isdn_ioctl(struct file *file, uint cmd, ulong arg)
 				return isdn_net_getpeer(&phone, argp);
 			} else
 				return -EINVAL;
-#endif
 		default:
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -1352,7 +1350,6 @@ isdn_ioctl(struct file *file, uint cmd, ulong arg)
 		case IIOCNETLCR:
 			printk(KERN_INFO "INFO: ISDN_ABC_LCR_SUPPORT not enabled\n");
 			return -ENODEV;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NETDEVICES
 		case IIOCNETAIF:
 			/* Add a network-interface */
 			if (arg) {
@@ -1491,7 +1488,6 @@ isdn_ioctl(struct file *file, uint cmd, ulong arg)
 				return -EFAULT;
 			return isdn_net_force_hangup(name);
 			break;
-#endif                          /* CONFIG_NETDEVICES */
 		case IIOCSETVER:
 			dev->net_verbose = arg;
 			printk(KERN_INFO "isdn: Verbose-Level is %d\n", dev->net_verbose);