diff --git a/drivers/regulator/Kconfig b/drivers/regulator/Kconfig
index 8c879d4c4b8..5fd18e2f85c 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/regulator/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 menuconfig REGULATOR
 	bool "Regulator drivers"
-	default $(dt_compat_enabled,$(DT_COMPAT_REGULATOR_FIXED))
 	help
 	  Include drivers for current/voltage regulators in system config
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/Kconfig.fixed b/drivers/regulator/Kconfig.fixed
index 2dcfbaab384..8bf82aacd1e 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/Kconfig.fixed
+++ b/drivers/regulator/Kconfig.fixed
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Copyright 2020 Peter Bigot Consulting, LLC
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-menuconfig REGULATOR_FIXED
+DT_COMPAT_REGULATOR_FIXED := regulator-fixed
+
+config REGULATOR_FIXED
 	bool "GPIO-controlled regulators"
 	default $(dt_compat_enabled,$(DT_COMPAT_REGULATOR_FIXED))
 	depends on GPIO