diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index 5772e1405f72..b9f923ef173d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ config ACPI_SLEEP
 config ACPI_PROCFS
 	bool "Deprecated /proc/acpi files"
 	depends on PROC_FS
-	default y
 	---help---
 	  For backwards compatibility, this option allows
 	  deprecated /proc/acpi/ files to exist, even when