diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index 9536d386bb38..c57419bf08f1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -600,7 +600,6 @@ config IT87_WDT
 config HP_WATCHDOG
 	tristate "HP ProLiant iLO2+ Hardware Watchdog Timer"
 	depends on X86
-	default m
 	help
 	  A software monitoring watchdog and NMI sourcing driver. This driver
 	  will detect lockups and provide a stack trace. This is a driver that