diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 94414db04..d4e14a488 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -566,7 +566,6 @@ config FEATURE_SHARED_BUSYBOX
 config LFS
 	bool "Build with Large File Support (for accessing files > 2 GB)"
 	default y
-	select FDISK_SUPPORT_LARGE_DISKS
 	help
 	  If you want to build BusyBox with large file support, then enable
 	  this option. This will have no effect if your kernel or your C
diff --git a/util-linux/Config.src b/util-linux/Config.src
index 90606bcae..bb45705a9 100644
--- a/util-linux/Config.src
+++ b/util-linux/Config.src
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ config FDISK_SUPPORT_LARGE_DISKS
 	bool "Support over 4GB disks"
 	default y
 	depends on FDISK
+	depends on !LFS   # with LFS no special code is needed
 	help
 	  Enable this option to support large disks > 4GB.