diff --git a/config-x86_64-generic b/config-x86_64-generic
index 04431cb4e..0bb416090 100644
--- a/config-x86_64-generic
+++ b/config-x86_64-generic
@@ -171,5 +171,3 @@ CONFIG_SFC_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CHAR=m
 CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK=m
 
-# Override bootcpu hotplug
-CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_HOTPLUG_CPU0=y