diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/vertexcom/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/vertexcom/Kconfig
index 4184a635fe01fc1fd03126f3b6837c50a2994801..6e2cf062ddba030913e23417ddf7a70a046dc334 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/vertexcom/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/vertexcom/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 config NET_VENDOR_VERTEXCOM
 	bool "Vertexcom devices"
-	default y
+	default n
 	help
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.