diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index e76d16ac27764c4814bf17e4245d0b1c3fcfcba7..6d9601b31a569469c1625987547cf5f553822238 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