diff --git a/meta-nuvoton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-nuvoton/npcm8xx_defconfig b/meta-nuvoton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-nuvoton/npcm8xx_defconfig
index 1bf2314..3998560 100644
--- a/meta-nuvoton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-nuvoton/npcm8xx_defconfig
+++ b/meta-nuvoton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-nuvoton/npcm8xx_defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
-CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
 CONFIG_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING=y
 CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y
 CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT_V3=y