diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire b/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire
index 9ec9523b7..a50a248c7 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire
@@ -1420,8 +1420,8 @@ CONFIG_TI_ST=m
 # Altera FPGA firmware download module
 #
 CONFIG_ALTERA_STAPL=m
-CONFIG_INTEL_MEI=m
-CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_ME=m
+# CONFIG_INTEL_MEI is not set
+# CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_ME is not set
 CONFIG_VMWARE_VMCI=m
 CONFIG_HAVE_IDE=y
 # CONFIG_IDE is not set
diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire-pae b/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire-pae
index 5fd7ab9bf..a116122ac 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire-pae
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire-pae
@@ -1433,8 +1433,8 @@ CONFIG_TI_ST=m
 # Altera FPGA firmware download module
 #
 CONFIG_ALTERA_STAPL=m
-CONFIG_INTEL_MEI=m
-CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_ME=m
+# CONFIG_INTEL_MEI is not set
+# CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_ME is not set
 CONFIG_VMWARE_VMCI=m
 CONFIG_HAVE_IDE=y
 # CONFIG_IDE is not set