diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/kvm/Kconfig
index a712bb910cda8..f5a342fa1b1d2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ config KVM
 	depends on RISCV_SBI && MMU
 	select MMU_NOTIFIER
 	select PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
-	select ANON_INODES
 	select KVM_MMIO
 	select KVM_GENERIC_DIRTYLOG_READ_PROTECT
 	select HAVE_KVM_VCPU_ASYNC_IOCTL