diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 9beee7f364ad..4598d087dec2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1970,14 +1970,8 @@ config PHYSICAL_ALIGN
 	  Don't change this unless you know what you are doing.
 
 config HOTPLUG_CPU
-	bool "Support for hot-pluggable CPUs"
+	def_bool y
 	depends on SMP
-	---help---
-	  Say Y here to allow turning CPUs off and on. CPUs can be
-	  controlled through /sys/devices/system/cpu.
-	  ( Note: power management support will enable this option
-	    automatically on SMP systems. )
-	  Say N if you want to disable CPU hotplug.
 
 config BOOTPARAM_HOTPLUG_CPU0
 	bool "Set default setting of cpu0_hotpluggable"