diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 44c6a82b7ce534c369fad68754cc98bb6f84927f..e48b2eb72c6915766d6816ed80fbb58536b223a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ config X86
 	select BUILDTIME_EXTABLE_SORT
 	select CLKEVT_I8253
 	select CLOCKSOURCE_VALIDATE_LAST_CYCLE
-	select CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG
 	select DCACHE_WORD_ACCESS
 	select DMA_DIRECT_OPS
 	select EDAC_ATOMIC_SCRUB