diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 6826143..ade12ec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ config X86_32
 	select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 	select CLKSRC_I8253
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS
-	select HAVE_AOUT
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_DMA_COHERENT
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
 	select OLD_SIGACTION
@@ -2843,6 +2842,7 @@ config IA32_EMULATION
 config IA32_AOUT
 	tristate "IA32 a.out support"
 	depends on IA32_EMULATION
+	depends on BROKEN
 	---help---
 	  Support old a.out binaries in the 32bit emulation.
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/Kconfig b/arch/x86/um/Kconfig
index f518b47..494eeb5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/um/Kconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ config 64BIT
 
 config X86_32
 	def_bool !64BIT
-	select HAVE_AOUT
 	select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS