diff --git a/tests/hwsim/vm/kernel-config b/tests/hwsim/vm/kernel-config
index 1d089d90a..3c8cd2fc0 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/vm/kernel-config
+++ b/tests/hwsim/vm/kernel-config
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP=y
 CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS=y
 CONFIG_STACKTRACE=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT_RELEASE=y
+# CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT_RELEASE is not set
 CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_PI_LIST=y