diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 39b25a5a591b..1d0579bc9d65 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ config ARCH_PROC_KCORE_TEXT
 	depends on PROC_KCORE
 
 config IA64_MCA_RECOVERY
-	tristate "MCA recovery from errors other than TLB."
+	bool "MCA recovery from errors other than TLB."
 
 config IA64_PALINFO
 	tristate "/proc/pal support"