diff --git a/drivers/edac/Kconfig b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
index d94331c1e5b042a7ab80fa4c265d7db2f5a59716..18a4556511216062c523a988477ffb35520a5ce1 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ menu 'EDAC - error detection and reporting (RAS)'
 config EDAC
 	tristate "EDAC core system error reporting"
 	depends on X86
-	default y
 	help
 	  EDAC is designed to report errors in the core system.
 	  These are low-level errors that are reported in the CPU or