diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
index 1cfb3d50602e5d672909071821e96c22903c1cb5..44f1152efa2f6c6a714bba0988696f7c50ad44c6 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ config HAVE_SMP
 config SMP
 	bool "Enable Symmetric multi-processing support"
 	depends on HAVE_SMP
-	select USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS
 	select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
 	help
 	  Enabled SMP Software; allows more than one CPU/CORE