diff --git a/fs/smb/client/Kconfig b/fs/smb/client/Kconfig
index 2aff6d1395ce3..9f05f94e265a6 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/smb/client/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 config CIFS
 	tristate "SMB3 and CIFS support (advanced network filesystem)"
 	depends on INET
-	select NETFS_SUPPORT
 	select NLS
 	select NLS_UCS2_UTILS
 	select CRYPTO