diff --git a/doc/releases/migration-guide-4.1.rst b/doc/releases/migration-guide-4.1.rst
index b7ae66d17a4..4207b31b21b 100644
--- a/doc/releases/migration-guide-4.1.rst
+++ b/doc/releases/migration-guide-4.1.rst
@@ -680,6 +680,15 @@ LoRa
   additional ``user_data`` parameter, which is a void pointer. This parameter can be used to reference
   any user-defined data structure. To maintain the current behavior, set this parameter to ``NULL``.
 
+Secure Storage
+==============
+
+* Store backends no longer automatically enable their dependencies through ``select`` or ``imply``.
+  Users must ensure that the depencies are enabled in their applications.
+  :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_SECURE_STORAGE_ITS_STORE_IMPLEMENTATION_SETTINGS` previously enabled NVS
+  and settings, which means the NVS settings backend would get used by default if ZMS wasn't
+  enabled. (:github:`86181`)
+
 Stream Flash
 ============
 
diff --git a/subsys/secure_storage/Kconfig.its_store b/subsys/secure_storage/Kconfig.its_store
index 3370acdf6f4..5cf1512caf6 100644
--- a/subsys/secure_storage/Kconfig.its_store
+++ b/subsys/secure_storage/Kconfig.its_store
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ config SECURE_STORAGE_ITS_STORE_IMPLEMENTATION_ZMS
 	depends on FLASH_HAS_DRIVER_ENABLED \
 	 && $(dt_path_enabled,$(DT_ITS_PARTITION)) \
 	 && $(dt_node_has_compat,$(dt_node_parent,$(DT_ITS_PARTITION)),fixed-partitions)
-	select ZMS
+	depends on ZMS
 	help
 	  This implementation of the ITS store module makes direct use of ZMS for storage.
 	  It needs a `secure_storage_its_partition` devicetree chosen property that points
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ config SECURE_STORAGE_ITS_STORE_IMPLEMENTATION_SETTINGS
 	     && $(dt_node_has_compat,$(dt_node_parent,$(DT_SETTINGS_PARTITIION)),fixed-partitions))\
 	  || ($(dt_path_enabled,$(DT_STORAGE_PARTITION)) \
 	      && $(dt_node_has_compat,$(dt_node_parent,$(DT_STORAGE_PARTITION)),fixed-partitions)))
-	select SETTINGS
+	depends on SETTINGS
 
 config SECURE_STORAGE_ITS_STORE_IMPLEMENTATION_NONE
 	bool "No ITS store module implementation"