diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index ca21595482..d7e30b0645 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -651,12 +651,6 @@ config BR2_DEPRECATED
 	help
 	  This option hides outdated/obsolete versions of packages.
 
-config BR2_USE_WCHAR
-	bool "Show packages that require WCHAR support"
-	default y
-	help
-	  This option hides packages which cannot be built without WCHAR.
-
 choice
 	prompt "strip"
 	default BR2_STRIP_strip
diff --git a/toolchain/Config.in.2 b/toolchain/Config.in.2
index e015b31128..d9473d3251 100644
--- a/toolchain/Config.in.2
+++ b/toolchain/Config.in.2
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ config BR2_INET_RPC
 	help
 	    Enable RPC. RPC support is needed for nfs.
 
+config BR2_USE_WCHAR
+	bool "Enable WCHAR support"
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enable WCHAR. WCHAR support is needed for several packages
+
 config BR2_SOFT_FLOAT
 	bool "Use software floating point by default"
 	default n