diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cavium/nitrox/Kconfig b/drivers/crypto/cavium/nitrox/Kconfig
index 731e6a57218abd3d624361756c6a02cb54c777fc..181a1dfec9320bed3fe19d9a2725f9726d2ea432 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cavium/nitrox/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cavium/nitrox/Kconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ config CRYPTO_DEV_NITROX_CNN55XX
 	tristate "Support for Cavium CNN55XX driver"
 	depends on PCI_MSI && 64BIT
 	select CRYPTO_DEV_NITROX
-	default m
 	help
 	  Support for Cavium NITROX family CNN55XX driver
 	  for accelerating crypto workloads.