diff --git a/cmd/Kconfig b/cmd/Kconfig
index d3abe3a06bff..b69c26912568 100644
--- a/cmd/Kconfig
+++ b/cmd/Kconfig
@@ -1239,6 +1239,7 @@ config CMD_OSD
 
 config CMD_PART
 	bool "part"
+	depends on PARTITIONS
 	select HAVE_BLOCK_DEVICE
 	select PARTITION_UUIDS
 	help
diff --git a/configs/cortina_presidio-asic-emmc_defconfig b/configs/cortina_presidio-asic-emmc_defconfig
index c22dcef7ec05..c217a00a1cf0 100644
--- a/configs/cortina_presidio-asic-emmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/cortina_presidio-asic-emmc_defconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ CONFIG_LAST_STAGE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="G3#"
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
-CONFIG_CMD_PART=y
 CONFIG_CMD_WDT=y
 CONFIG_BOOTP_BOOTFILESIZE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
diff --git a/disk/Kconfig b/disk/Kconfig
index 13700322e976..359af3b27e6d 100644
--- a/disk/Kconfig
+++ b/disk/Kconfig
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 menu "Partition Types"
 
 config PARTITIONS
-	bool "Enable Partition Labels (disklabels) support"
-	default y
+	bool
 	help
 	  Partition Labels (disklabels) Supported:
 	  Zero or more of the following:
@@ -20,8 +19,7 @@ config PARTITIONS
 	  as well.
 
 config SPL_PARTITIONS
-	bool "Enable Partition Labels (disklabels) support in SPL"
-	default y if PARTITIONS
+	bool
 	select SPL_SPRINTF
 	select SPL_STRTO
 	help
@@ -30,8 +28,7 @@ config SPL_PARTITIONS
 	  small amount of size to SPL, typically 500 bytes.
 
 config TPL_PARTITIONS
-	bool "Enable Partition Labels (disklabels) support in TPL"
-	default y if PARTITIONS
+	bool
 	select TPL_SPRINTF
 	select TPL_STRTO
 	help
@@ -41,57 +38,61 @@ config TPL_PARTITIONS
 
 config MAC_PARTITION
 	bool "Enable Apple's MacOS partition table"
-	depends on PARTITIONS
+	select PARTITIONS
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you would like to use device under U-Boot which
 	  were partitioned on a Macintosh.
 
 config SPL_MAC_PARTITION
 	bool "Enable Apple's MacOS partition table for SPL"
-	depends on SPL && PARTITIONS
+	depends on SPL
 	default y if MAC_PARTITION
+	select SPL_PARTITIONS
 
 config DOS_PARTITION
 	bool "Enable MS Dos partition table"
-	depends on PARTITIONS
 	default y if DISTRO_DEFAULTS
 	default y if x86 || CMD_FAT || USB_STORAGE
+	select PARTITIONS
 	help
 	  traditional on the Intel architecture, USB sticks, etc.
 
 config SPL_DOS_PARTITION
 	bool "Enable MS Dos partition table for SPL"
-	depends on SPL && PARTITIONS
+	depends on SPL
 	default n if ARCH_SUNXI
 	default y if DOS_PARTITION
+	select SPL_PARTITIONS
 
 config ISO_PARTITION
 	bool "Enable ISO partition table"
-	depends on PARTITIONS
 	default y if DISTRO_DEFAULTS
 	default y if MIPS || ARCH_TEGRA
+	select PARTITIONS
 
 config SPL_ISO_PARTITION
 	bool "Enable ISO partition table for SPL"
-	depends on SPL && PARTITIONS
+	depends on SPL
+	select SPL_PARTITIONS
 
 config AMIGA_PARTITION
 	bool "Enable AMIGA partition table"
-	depends on PARTITIONS
+	select PARTITIONS
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you would like to use device under U-Boot which
 	  were partitioned under AmigaOS.
 
 config SPL_AMIGA_PARTITION
 	bool "Enable AMIGA partition table for SPL"
-	depends on SPL && PARTITIONS
+	depends on SPL
 	default y if AMIGA_PARTITION
+	select SPL_PARTITIONS
 
 config EFI_PARTITION
 	bool "Enable EFI GPT partition table"
-	depends on PARTITIONS
 	default y if DISTRO_DEFAULTS
 	default y if ARCH_TEGRA
+	select PARTITIONS
 	select LIB_UUID
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you would like to use device under U-Boot which
@@ -128,9 +129,10 @@ config EFI_PARTITION_ENTRIES_OFF
 
 config SPL_EFI_PARTITION
 	bool "Enable EFI GPT partition table for SPL"
-	depends on  SPL && PARTITIONS
+	depends on  SPL
 	default n if ARCH_SUNXI
 	default y if EFI_PARTITION
+	select SPL_PARTITIONS
 
 config PARTITION_UUIDS
 	bool "Enable support of UUID for partition"
@@ -143,12 +145,11 @@ config PARTITION_UUIDS
 
 config SPL_PARTITION_UUIDS
 	bool "Enable support of UUID for partition in SPL"
-	depends on SPL && PARTITIONS
+	depends on SPL_PARTITIONS
 	default y if SPL_EFI_PARTITION
 
 config PARTITION_TYPE_GUID
 	bool "Enable support of GUID for partition type"
-	depends on PARTITIONS
 	depends on EFI_PARTITION
 	help
 	  Activate the configuration of GUID type
diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.c b/fs/fat/fat.c
index df9ea2c028fc..a7ec1c4b759c 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fat.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fat.c
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ int fat_register_device(struct blk_desc *dev_desc, int part_no)
 	cur_dev = NULL;
 
 	/* Read the partition table, if present */
-	if (part_get_info(dev_desc, part_no, &info)) {
+	if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(DOS_PARTITION) &&
+	    part_get_info(dev_desc, part_no, &info)) {
 		if (part_no != 0) {
 			printf("** Partition %d not valid on device %d **\n",
 					part_no, dev_desc->devnum);
diff --git a/include/part.h b/include/part.h
index 36b76f00563f..612d4c32b5c7 100644
--- a/include/part.h
+++ b/include/part.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <ide.h>
 #include <uuid.h>
 #include <linker_lists.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 
 struct block_drvr {
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ struct disk_part {
 };
 
 /* Misc _get_dev functions */
-#ifdef CONFIG_PARTITIONS
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITIONS)
 /**
  * blk_get_dev() - get a pointer to a block device given its type and number
  *
@@ -275,6 +276,15 @@ static inline int blk_get_device_part_str(const char *ifname,
 					  struct disk_partition *info,
 					  int allow_whole_dev)
 { *dev_desc = NULL; return -1; }
+static inline int part_get_info_by_name_type(struct blk_desc *dev_desc,
+					     const char *name,
+					     struct disk_partition *info,
+					     int part_type)
+{ return -ENOENT; }
+static inline int part_get_info_by_name(struct blk_desc *dev_desc,
+					const char *name,
+					struct disk_partition *info)
+{ return -ENOENT; }
 static inline int
 part_get_info_by_dev_and_name_or_num(const char *dev_iface,
 				     const char *dev_part_str,
@@ -513,7 +523,7 @@ int layout_mbr_partitions(struct disk_partition *p, int count,
 
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PARTITIONS
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITIONS)
 /**
  * part_driver_get_count() - get partition driver count
  *
diff --git a/include/sandboxblockdev.h b/include/sandboxblockdev.h
index 4ca9554e38a0..dc983f0417b2 100644
--- a/include/sandboxblockdev.h
+++ b/include/sandboxblockdev.h
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@ struct host_block_dev {
  */
 int host_dev_bind(int dev, char *filename, bool removable);
 
+int host_get_dev_err(int dev, struct blk_desc **blk_devp);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
index 7dc24fbf0aa9..b615abf598b9 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ config EFI_LOADER
 	select DM_EVENT
 	select EVENT_DYNAMIC
 	select LIB_UUID
+	select DOS_PARTITION
 	select PARTITION_UUIDS
 	select HAVE_BLOCK_DEVICE
 	select REGEX
