diff --git a/config-armv7-generic b/config-armv7-generic
index 975b44a7d..8502c8185 100644
--- a/config-armv7-generic
+++ b/config-armv7-generic
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CONFIG_AEABI=y
 CONFIG_VFP=y
 CONFIG_VFPv3=y
 CONFIG_NEON=y
-CONFIG_KERNEL_MODE_NEON=y
+# CONFIG_KERNEL_MODE_NEON is not set
 
 CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND=y
 CONFIG_ARM_THUMB=y