diff --git a/fs/nfs/Kconfig b/fs/nfs/Kconfig
index 450d6c3bc05e27dd6370d45f6137a9bc89a4874c..c1c7ed2fd860e797b1c50430deb047931b5b0464 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfs/Kconfig
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ config NFS_V3_ACL
 config NFS_V4
 	tristate "NFS client support for NFS version 4"
 	depends on NFS_FS
-	select RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5
 	select KEYS
 	help
 	  This option enables support for version 4 of the NFS protocol