diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index d46f1da18a3c4ca587d16db23265b2aa557ceb1b..387a7c5bb8999170cecbd8cec2a903ceed1def6b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -716,7 +716,6 @@ config CAVIUM_OCTEON_SIMULATOR
 	select DMA_COHERENT
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
-	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HIGHMEM
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	select SYS_HAS_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON
 	select HOLES_IN_ZONE
@@ -732,7 +731,6 @@ config CAVIUM_OCTEON_REFERENCE_BOARD
 	select DMA_COHERENT
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
-	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HIGHMEM
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	select SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK
 	select SYS_HAS_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON