diff --git a/net/ieee80211/Kconfig b/net/ieee80211/Kconfig
index 58ed4319e693..91b16fbf91f0 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ieee80211/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config IEEE80211
 	tristate "Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack"
-	select NET_RADIO
 	---help---
 	This option enables the hardware independent IEEE 802.11
 	networking stack.