diff --git a/toolchain/Config.in b/toolchain/Config.in
index 637d539452..7257f1db09 100644
--- a/toolchain/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/Config.in
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ comment "C Library"
 
 choice
 	prompt "C Library implementation" if TOOLCHAINOPTS
-	default LIBC_USE_EGLIBC if octeon
 	default LIBC_USE_UCLIBC
 	help
 	  Select the C library implementation.