diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 183f92a297ca..3321d04dfa5a 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ config ASSOCIATIVE_ARRAY
 config HAS_IOMEM
 	bool
 	depends on !NO_IOMEM
-	select GENERIC_IO
 	default y
 
 config HAS_IOPORT_MAP