diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
index dda7cc2e1f5796a545eabe5632cbb5a8a3f1cbde..623897f2b0c7af5bb592e688029402e1cc7e80e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ config USB_NET_RNDIS_WLAN
 	select USB_USBNET
 	select USB_NET_CDCETHER
 	select USB_NET_RNDIS_HOST
-	select WIRELESS_EXT
 	---help---
 	  This is a driver for wireless RNDIS devices.
 	  These are USB based adapters found in devices such as: