diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index f26f97f224..50ccedd056 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -145,6 +145,22 @@ endif
 ###############################################################################
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2016.11"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CLI_CGI
+	bool "PHP CGI and CLI options are now seperate"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CLI
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CGI
+	help
+	  The PHP Interface options have been split up into a
+	  separate option for each interface.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CLI_FPM
+	bool "PHP CLI and FPM options are now separate"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CLI
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_FPM
+	help
+	  The PHP Interface options have been split up into a
+	  separate option for each interface.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_WVSTREAMS
 	bool "wvstreams removed"
 	select BR2_LEGACY
diff --git a/package/php/Config.in b/package/php/Config.in
index eee8d264d6..2e9e344339 100644
--- a/package/php/Config.in
+++ b/package/php/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP
 	bool "php"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CGI if \
+	       !BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CLI && \
+	       !BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_FPM
 	help
 	  PHP  is a widely-used general-purpose scripting
 	  language that is especially suited for Web development
@@ -9,61 +12,24 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_PHP
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_CLI
-	bool
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_CGI
-	bool
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_FPM
-	bool
-
-choice
-	prompt "Interface"
-	default BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CGI
-	help
-	  Select the PHP interface(s).
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CGI
-	bool "CGI"
+	bool "CGI interface"
 	# CGI uses fork()
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_CGI
 	help
 	  Common Gateway Interface
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CLI
-	bool "CLI"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_CLI
+	bool "CLI interface"
 	help
 	  Command Line Interface
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_FPM
-	bool "FPM"
+	bool "FPM interface"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_FPM
 	help
 	  PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager)
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CLI_CGI
-	bool "CGI and CLI"
-	# CGI uses fork()
-	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_CLI
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_CGI
-	help
-	  Command line and Common gateway interfaces
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CLI_FPM
-	bool "FPM and CLI"
-	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_CLI
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_FPM
-	help
-	  Command line and PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager)
-
-endchoice
-
 source "package/php/Config.ext"
 
 endif
diff --git a/package/php/php.mk b/package/php/php.mk
index f925ec1eba..f85cb371c2 100644
--- a/package/php/php.mk
+++ b/package/php/php.mk
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ else
 PHP_CONF_ENV += ac_cv_func_dlopen=no ac_cv_lib_dl_dlopen=no
 endif
 
-PHP_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_CLI),,--disable-cli)
-PHP_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_CGI),,--disable-cgi)
-PHP_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_FPM),--enable-fpm,--disable-fpm)
+PHP_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CLI),--enable-cli,--disable-cli)
+PHP_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_CGI),--enable-cgi,--disable-cgi)
+PHP_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_FPM),--enable-fpm,--disable-fpm)
 
 ### Extensions
 PHP_CONF_OPTS += \
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ PHP_CONF_OPTS += \
 PHP_DEPENDENCIES += jpeg libpng freetype
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_FPM),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_SAPI_FPM),y)
 define PHP_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/sapi/fpm/init.d.php-fpm \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S49php-fpm