diff --git a/block/Kconfig b/block/Kconfig
index 444c5ab3b67e..5d9d9c84d516 100644
--- a/block/Kconfig
+++ b/block/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ menuconfig BLOCK
        bool "Enable the block layer" if EXPERT
        default y
        select SBITMAP
-       select SRCU
        help
 	 Provide block layer support for the kernel.