diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
index a2ea1488b37e5950d9fa4ab540e4920812dad6dc..c5f1013605203de94c93af52d105512ace47c1c6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ config X86_DEBUGCTLMSR
 	depends on !(MK6 || MWINCHIPC6 || MWINCHIP2 || MWINCHIP3D || MCYRIXIII || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || M486 || M386)
 
 menuconfig PROCESSOR_SELECT
-	default y
 	bool "Supported processor vendors" if EMBEDDED
 	help
 	  This lets you choose what x86 vendor support code your kernel