diff --git a/default-configs/nios2-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/nios2-softmmu.mak
index b3c507e37b..e11dc54960 100644
--- a/default-configs/nios2-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/nios2-softmmu.mak
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Default configuration for nios2-softmmu
 
-CONFIG_NIOS2=y
-CONFIG_SERIAL=y
-CONFIG_ALTERA_TIMER=y
+# Boards:
+#
 CONFIG_NIOS2_10M50=y
diff --git a/hw/nios2/Kconfig b/hw/nios2/Kconfig
index 22817e45fe..ab953e0077 100644
--- a/hw/nios2/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/nios2/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 config NIOS2_10M50
     bool
+    select NIOS2
+    select SERIAL
+    select ALTERA_TIMER
 
 config NIOS2
     bool