diff --git a/targets/ar71xx-generic/config b/targets/ar71xx-generic/config
index 916d18bf..4a04ed86 100644
--- a/targets/ar71xx-generic/config
+++ b/targets/ar71xx-generic/config
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 CONFIG_TARGET_ar71xx=y
-CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2=n
 # CONFIG_PACKAGE_uboot-ar71xx-nbg460n_550n_550nh is not set