diff --git a/target/linux/cobalt/config-default b/target/linux/cobalt/config-default
index 73f10d6f9d..4c6b1b905b 100644
--- a/target/linux/cobalt/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/cobalt/config-default
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=256
 # CONFIG_LEMOTE_FULONG is not set
 # CONFIG_LIB80211 is not set
 CONFIG_LIBCRC32C=y
-CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO=y
 CONFIG_LOCKD=y
 # CONFIG_LOGO is not set
 # CONFIG_MAC80211 is not set