diff --git a/drivers/sensor/qdec_sam/Kconfig b/drivers/sensor/qdec_sam/Kconfig
index b2d043c41ee..80acf43e21e 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/qdec_sam/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/sensor/qdec_sam/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@
 config QDEC_SAM
 	bool "Atmel SAM QDEC driver"
 	depends on SOC_FAMILY_SAM
-	default n
 	help
 	  Atmel SAM MCU family Quadrature Decoder (TC) driver.