diff --git a/net/dsa/Kconfig b/net/dsa/Kconfig
index b695170795c2..1f48642089ea 100644
--- a/net/dsa/Kconfig
+++ b/net/dsa/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ config HAVE_NET_DSA
 
 # Drivers must select NET_DSA and the appropriate tagging format
 
-config NET_DSA
+menuconfig NET_DSA
 	tristate "Distributed Switch Architecture"
 	depends on HAVE_NET_DSA
 	depends on BRIDGE || BRIDGE=n
@@ -26,39 +26,84 @@ config NET_DSA_LEGACY
 
 	  This feature is scheduled for removal in 4.17.
 
-# tagging formats
+config NET_DSA_TAG_BRCM_COMMON
+	tristate
+	default n
+
 config NET_DSA_TAG_BRCM
-	bool
+	tristate "Tag driver for Broadcom switches using in-frame headers"
+	select NET_DSA_TAG_BRCM_COMMON
+	help
+	  Say Y if you want to enable support for tagging frames for the
+	  Broadcom switches which place the tag after the MAC source address.
+
 
 config NET_DSA_TAG_BRCM_PREPEND
-	bool
-
-config NET_DSA_TAG_DSA
-	bool
-
-config NET_DSA_TAG_EDSA
-	bool
+	tristate "Tag driver for Broadcom switches using prepended headers"
+	select NET_DSA_TAG_BRCM_COMMON
+	help
+	  Say Y if you want to enable support for tagging frames for the
+	  Broadcom switches which places the tag before the Ethernet header
+	  (prepended).
 
 config NET_DSA_TAG_GSWIP
-	bool
+	tristate "Tag driver for Lantiq / Intel GSWIP switches"
+	help
+	  Say Y or M if you want to enable support for tagging frames for the
+	  Lantiq / Intel GSWIP switches.
 
-config NET_DSA_TAG_KSZ
-	bool
+config NET_DSA_TAG_DSA
+	tristate "Tag driver for Marvell switches using DSA headers"
+	help
+	  Say Y or M if you want to enable support for tagging frames for the
+	  Marvell switches which use DSA headers.
 
-config NET_DSA_TAG_KSZ9477
-	bool
-	select NET_DSA_TAG_KSZ
-
-config NET_DSA_TAG_LAN9303
-	bool
+config NET_DSA_TAG_EDSA
+	tristate "Tag driver for Marvell switches using EtherType DSA headers"
+	help
+	  Say Y or M if you want to enable support for tagging frames for the
+	  Marvell switches which use EtherType DSA headers.
 
 config NET_DSA_TAG_MTK
-	bool
+	tristate "Tag driver for Mediatek switches"
+	help
+	  Say Y or M if you want to enable support for tagging frames for
+	  Mediatek switches.
 
-config NET_DSA_TAG_TRAILER
-	bool
+config NET_DSA_TAG_KSZ_COMMON
+	tristate
+	default n
+
+config NET_DSA_TAG_KSZ
+	tristate "Tag driver for Microchip 9893 family of switches"
+	select NET_DSA_TAG_KSZ_COMMON
+	help
+	  Say Y if you want to enable support for tagging frames for the
+	  Microchip 9893 family of switches.
+
+config NET_DSA_TAG_KSZ9477
+	tristate "Tag driver for Microchip 9477 family of switches"
+	select NET_DSA_TAG_KSZ_COMMON
+	help
+	  Say Y if you want to enable support for tagging frames for the
+	  Microchip 9477 family of switches.
 
 config NET_DSA_TAG_QCA
-	bool
+	tristate "Tag driver for Qualcomm Atheros QCA8K switches"
+	help
+	  Say Y or M if you want to enable support for tagging frames for
+	  the Qualcomm Atheros QCA8K switches.
+
+config NET_DSA_TAG_LAN9303
+	tristate "Tag driver for SMSC/Microchip LAN9303 family of switches"
+	help
+	  Say Y or M if you want to enable support for tagging frames for the
+	  SMSC/Microchip LAN9303 family of switches.
+
+config NET_DSA_TAG_TRAILER
+	tristate "Tag driver for switches using a trailer tag"
+	help
+	  Say Y or M if you want to enable support for tagging frames at
+	  with a trailed. e.g. Marvell 88E6060.
 
 endif
diff --git a/net/dsa/Makefile b/net/dsa/Makefile
index 6e721f7a2947..717ac1618100 100644
--- a/net/dsa/Makefile
+++ b/net/dsa/Makefile
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ dsa_core-y += dsa.o dsa2.o master.o port.o slave.o switch.o
 dsa_core-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_LEGACY) += legacy.o
 
 # tagging formats
-dsa_core-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_BRCM) += tag_brcm.o
-dsa_core-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_BRCM_PREPEND) += tag_brcm.o
-dsa_core-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_DSA) += tag_dsa.o
-dsa_core-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_EDSA) += tag_edsa.o
-dsa_core-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_GSWIP) += tag_gswip.o
-dsa_core-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_KSZ) += tag_ksz.o
-dsa_core-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_LAN9303) += tag_lan9303.o
-dsa_core-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_MTK) += tag_mtk.o
-dsa_core-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_QCA) += tag_qca.o
-dsa_core-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_TRAILER) += tag_trailer.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_BRCM_COMMON) += tag_brcm.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_DSA) += tag_dsa.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_EDSA) += tag_edsa.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_GSWIP) += tag_gswip.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_KSZ_COMMON) += tag_ksz.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_LAN9303) += tag_lan9303.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_MTK) += tag_mtk.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_QCA) += tag_qca.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_TRAILER) += tag_trailer.o