diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 1a81f77c8f..603846740e 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@ define LINUX_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	$(if $(BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_STATIC),,
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_DEVTMPFS,$(@D)/.config)
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT,$(@D)/.config))
-	$(if $(BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_MDEV),
-		$(call KCONFIG_SET_OPT,CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH,\"/sbin/mdev\",$(@D)/.config))
 	$(if $(BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_UDEV),
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER,$(@D)/.config))
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_KTAP),