diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 3bd3a3f166482..941618a7f7ff8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF	if PERF_EVENTS && HAVE_PERF_EVENTS_NMI && !HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH
 	select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT		if PERF_EVENTS && (PPC_BOOK3S || PPC_8xx)
 	select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
-	select HAVE_IRQ_EXIT_ON_IRQ_STACK
 	select HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_GZIP
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA			if DEFAULT_UIMAGE