diff --git a/security/keys/Kconfig b/security/keys/Kconfig
index 53d8748c95642e7adaea1f5aece6660212ad8556..a4f3f8c48d6e3f0aa8c5d7d21f900f425d517c71 100644
--- a/security/keys/Kconfig
+++ b/security/keys/Kconfig
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ config PERSISTENT_KEYRINGS
 	  removed if they expire (a default timeout is set upon creation).
 
 config BIG_KEYS
-	tristate "Large payload keys"
+	bool "Large payload keys"
 	depends on KEYS
 	depends on TMPFS
 	help