diff --git a/share/mk/src.opts.mk b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
index ba8f48f8eabf..87f548a4e54b 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ __DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS = \
     DYNAMICROOT \
     ED_CRYPTO \
     EE \
-    ELFTOOLCHAIN_TOOLS \
     EXAMPLES \
     FDT \
     FILE \