diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
index 69f19f224875..17e71d56f31e 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 menuconfig THERMAL
 	bool "Generic Thermal sysfs driver"
-	default y
 	help
 	  Generic Thermal Sysfs driver offers a generic mechanism for
 	  thermal management. Usually it's made up of one or more thermal