diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index b51c6a141dfa..2a44b9419d4d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ config DRM_DEBUG_MODESET_LOCK
 config DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION
 	bool "Enable legacy fbdev support for your modesetting driver"
 	depends on DRM
-	select FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE if !EXPERT
 	select FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY if FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
 	default y
 	help