diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig
index d4ee4abf461deae4dd59cdd2698358a71b16d913..2c8c4011f38a485868bd2d828796601168350b58 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ CONFIG_PPP_SYNC_TTY=m
 CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=m
 CONFIG_INPUT_MISC=y
 # CONFIG_SERIO_SERPORT is not set
-CONFIG_DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_JSM=m
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
index 47dcef8196974d2b47279a295cbd6d047505535e..8ea2db865fa7707a0ce7c150bede3b6a23d9a8fc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=m
 CONFIG_INPUT_MISC=y
 CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR=m
 # CONFIG_SERIO_SERPORT is not set
-CONFIG_DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_ICOM=m