diff --git a/boot/Kconfig b/boot/Kconfig
index 4e9bc9491a0..d81e56e8528 100644
--- a/boot/Kconfig
+++ b/boot/Kconfig
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ config SPL_IMAGE_PRE_LOAD
 config IMAGE_PRE_LOAD_SIG
 	bool "Image pre-load signature support"
 	depends on IMAGE_PRE_LOAD
-	select FIT_SIGNATURE
+	depends on FIT_SIGNATURE
 	select RSA
 	select RSA_VERIFY_WITH_PKEY
 	help
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ config IMAGE_PRE_LOAD_SIG
 config SPL_IMAGE_PRE_LOAD_SIG
 	bool "Image pre-load signature support within SPL"
 	depends on SPL_IMAGE_PRE_LOAD && IMAGE_PRE_LOAD_SIG
-	select SPL_FIT_SIGNATURE
+	depends on SPL_FIT_SIGNATURE
 	select SPL_RSA
 	select SPL_RSA_VERIFY_WITH_PKEY
 	help
diff --git a/configs/tools-only_defconfig b/configs/tools-only_defconfig
index 42ec5957510..3b7eea55f77 100644
--- a/configs/tools-only_defconfig
+++ b/configs/tools-only_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CONFIG_EFI_LOADER=n
 CONFIG_ANDROID_BOOT_IMAGE=y
 CONFIG_TIMESTAMP=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
+CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTSTD_FULL=n
 CONFIG_BOOTMETH_CROS=n
 CONFIG_BOOTMETH_VBE=n