diff --git a/drivers/edac/Kconfig b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
index d94331c..18a4556 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 config EDAC
 	tristate "EDAC core system error reporting"
 	depends on X86
-	default y
 	help
 	  EDAC is designed to report errors in the core system.
 	  These are low-level errors that are reported in the CPU or