diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index b2acdeb2d312..dc28836d9d00 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ config SIGNALFD
 config TIMERFD
 	bool "Enable timerfd() system call" if EMBEDDED
 	select ANON_INODES
-	depends on BROKEN
 	default y
 	help
 	  Enable the timerfd() system call that allows to receive timer