diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index b0e42b6a96b97..7aee6d699fd6b 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ config EXPORTFS_BLOCK_OPS
 config FILE_LOCKING
 	bool "Enable POSIX file locking API" if EXPERT
 	default y
-	select PERCPU_RWSEM
 	help
 	  This option enables standard file locking support, required
           for filesystems like NFS and for the flock() system