diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/busybox/busybox/mdev.cfg b/meta/recipes-core/busybox/busybox/mdev.cfg
index 143e6097cb..54d23597cc 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/busybox/busybox/mdev.cfg
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/busybox/busybox/mdev.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME_REGEXP=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_EXEC=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_LOAD_FIRMWARE=y
 
-CONFIG_SETSID=y
 CONFIG_CTTYHACK=y
 
 CONFIG_FEATURE_SHADOWPASSWDS=y