diff --git a/net/ipv4/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
index ecea2bc8229..c7f1f9245bc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ config NET_IPIP
 
 config NET_IPGRE
 	tristate "IP: GRE tunnels over IP"
-	select XFRM
 	help
 	  Tunneling means encapsulating data of one protocol type within
 	  another protocol and sending it over a channel that understands the