diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/config-3.0 b/target/linux/brcm47xx/config-3.0
index 53d506ef71..ddf2b2fea8 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/config-3.0
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/config-3.0
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ CONFIG_MTD_BCM47XX_PFLASH=y
 CONFIG_MTD_BCM47XX_SFLASH=y
 CONFIG_NEED_DMA_MAP_STATE=y
 CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_KM=y
-CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_PAGEFLAGS_EXTENDED=y
 CONFIG_PCI=y
 CONFIG_PCI_DISABLE_COMMON_QUIRKS=y
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/config-3.2 b/target/linux/brcm47xx/config-3.2
index 2826029b3a..e4641ed10e 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/config-3.2
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/config-3.2
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ CONFIG_MTD_BCM47XX_PFLASH=y
 CONFIG_MTD_BCM47XX_SFLASH=y
 CONFIG_NEED_DMA_MAP_STATE=y
 CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_KM=y
-CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_PAGEFLAGS_EXTENDED=y
 CONFIG_PCI=y
 CONFIG_PCI_DISABLE_COMMON_QUIRKS=y