diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/apei/Kconfig
index f739a70b1c70..3f45dde17aec 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/Kconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ config ACPI_APEI
 	  error injection.
 
 config ACPI_APEI_GHES
-	tristate "APEI Generic Hardware Error Source"
+	bool "APEI Generic Hardware Error Source"
 	depends on ACPI_APEI && X86
 	select ACPI_HED
 	help