diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix
index 318b417f444d..c07448b43b50 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ let
       NET_FC y # Fibre Channel driver support
       PPP_MULTILINK y # PPP multilink support
       REGULATOR y # Voltage and Current Regulator Support
-      RC_DEVICES y # Enable IR devices
       SCSI_LOGGING y # SCSI logging facility
       SERIAL_8250 y # 8250/16550 and compatible serial support
       SLIP_COMPRESSED y # CSLIP compressed headers