diff --git a/config b/config
index aaa7337..1fb60a7 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -1702,8 +1702,8 @@ CONFIG_SENSORS_LIS3_I2C=m
 # Altera FPGA firmware download module
 #
 CONFIG_ALTERA_STAPL=m
-CONFIG_INTEL_MEI=y
-CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_ME=y
+CONFIG_INTEL_MEI=m
+CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_ME=m
 CONFIG_VMWARE_VMCI=m
 CONFIG_HAVE_IDE=y
 # CONFIG_IDE is not set
diff --git a/config.x86_64 b/config.x86_64
index 9958f09..35b4bac 100644
--- a/config.x86_64
+++ b/config.x86_64
@@ -1652,8 +1652,8 @@ CONFIG_SENSORS_LIS3_I2C=m
 # Altera FPGA firmware download module
 #
 CONFIG_ALTERA_STAPL=m
-CONFIG_INTEL_MEI=y
-CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_ME=y
+CONFIG_INTEL_MEI=m
+CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_ME=m
 CONFIG_VMWARE_VMCI=m
 CONFIG_HAVE_IDE=y
 # CONFIG_IDE is not set