diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 1a0be022f91d..6db8aa5455b9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ config RETPOLINE
 
 config INTEL_RDT
 	bool "Intel Resource Director Technology support"
-	default n
 	depends on X86 && CPU_SUP_INTEL
 	select KERNFS
 	help
@@ -701,7 +700,6 @@ config STA2X11
 	select SWIOTLB
 	select MFD_STA2X11
 	select GPIOLIB
-	default n
 	---help---
 	  This adds support for boards based on the STA2X11 IO-Hub,
 	  a.k.a. "ConneXt". The chip is used in place of the standard
@@ -799,7 +797,6 @@ config KVM_GUEST
 config KVM_DEBUG_FS
 	bool "Enable debug information for KVM Guests in debugfs"
 	depends on KVM_GUEST && DEBUG_FS
-	default n
 	---help---
 	  This option enables collection of various statistics for KVM guest.
 	  Statistics are displayed in debugfs filesystem. Enabling this option
@@ -808,7 +805,6 @@ config KVM_DEBUG_FS
 config PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING
 	bool "Paravirtual steal time accounting"
 	depends on PARAVIRT
-	default n
 	---help---
 	  Select this option to enable fine granularity task steal time
 	  accounting. Time spent executing other tasks in parallel with
@@ -1168,7 +1164,6 @@ source "arch/x86/events/Kconfig"
 
 config X86_LEGACY_VM86
 	bool "Legacy VM86 support"
-	default n
 	depends on X86_32
 	---help---
 	  This option allows user programs to put the CPU into V8086
@@ -2220,7 +2215,6 @@ config HOTPLUG_CPU
 
 config BOOTPARAM_HOTPLUG_CPU0
 	bool "Set default setting of cpu0_hotpluggable"
-	default n
 	depends on HOTPLUG_CPU
 	---help---
 	  Set whether default state of cpu0_hotpluggable is on or off.
@@ -2825,7 +2819,6 @@ source "drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig"
 config RAPIDIO
 	tristate "RapidIO support"
 	depends on PCI
-	default n
 	help
 	  If enabled this option will include drivers and the core
 	  infrastructure code to support RapidIO interconnect devices.
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index 7d68f0c7cfb1..0723dff17e6c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ config DEBUG_NMI_SELFTEST
 
 config DEBUG_IMR_SELFTEST
 	bool "Isolated Memory Region self test"
-	default n
 	depends on INTEL_IMR
 	---help---
 	  This option enables automated sanity testing of the IMR code.
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig b/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
index c1f98f32c45f..14be6a5935e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ config XEN_SAVE_RESTORE
 config XEN_DEBUG_FS
 	bool "Enable Xen debug and tuning parameters in debugfs"
 	depends on XEN && DEBUG_FS
-	default n
 	help
 	  Enable statistics output and various tuning options in debugfs.
 	  Enabling this option may incur a significant performance overhead.