diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index 81b4226..e0744d1 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ menu "Boot images"
 
 config FIT
 	bool "Support Flattened Image Tree"
+	select MD5
 	help
 	  This option allows you to boot the new uImage structure,
 	  Flattened Image Tree.  FIT is formally a FDT, which can include
diff --git a/include/image.h b/include/image.h
index 1e686b7..2372518 100644
--- a/include/image.h
+++ b/include/image.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ struct lmb;
 #  endif
 # else
 #  define CONFIG_CRC32		/* FIT images need CRC32 support */
-#  define CONFIG_MD5		/* and MD5 */
 #  define CONFIG_SHA1		/* and SHA1 */
 #  define CONFIG_SHA256		/* and SHA256 */
 #  define IMAGE_ENABLE_CRC32	1