diff --git a/board/microchip/mpfs_icicle/Kconfig b/board/microchip/mpfs_icicle/Kconfig
index 7cd5a597bb..ce510e22e8 100644
--- a/board/microchip/mpfs_icicle/Kconfig
+++ b/board/microchip/mpfs_icicle/Kconfig
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS # dummy
 	imply MICROCHIP_COREQSPI
 	imply MTD_SPI_NAND
 	imply CMD_MTD
-	imply MTD_PARTITIONS
 	imply CMD_MTDPARTS
 
 endif
diff --git a/cmd/Kconfig b/cmd/Kconfig
index 50625e7c16..5c0a7ab50c 100644
--- a/cmd/Kconfig
+++ b/cmd/Kconfig
@@ -2702,6 +2702,7 @@ config JFFS2_PART_SIZE
 config CMD_MTDPARTS
 	bool "MTD partition support"
 	depends on MTD
+	select MTD_PARTITIONS
 	help
 	  MTD partitioning tool support.
 	  It is strongly encouraged to avoid using this command