diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index 1aec4404062d..e4f35da3de27 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ config SERIAL_SGI_IOC3
 	  say Y or M.  Otherwise, say N.
 
 config SERIAL_MSM
-	bool "MSM on-chip serial port support"
+	tristate "MSM on-chip serial port support"
 	depends on ARCH_QCOM
 	select SERIAL_CORE