diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 8b4a0c1748c0..0d56b19b7511 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ config ARCH_PROC_KCORE_TEXT
 	depends on PROC_KCORE
 
 config IA64_MCA_RECOVERY
-	tristate "MCA recovery from errors other than TLB."
+	bool "MCA recovery from errors other than TLB."
 
 config PERFMON
 	bool "Performance monitor support"