diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Kconfig
index d9088f0b8fcc56f76f0e1f29787a83864efbcbc9..441ad3bad3dbb0852fc87881ff54661a62621ede 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Kconfig
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ config SPU_FS
 	default m
 	depends on PPC_CELL
 	select SPU_BASE
-	select MEMORY_HOTPLUG
 	help
 	  The SPU file system is used to access Synergistic Processing
 	  Units on machines implementing the Broadband Processor