diff --git a/binfmt/Kconfig b/binfmt/Kconfig
index 60ad63317b..4e47626cbc 100644
--- a/binfmt/Kconfig
+++ b/binfmt/Kconfig
@@ -111,3 +111,4 @@ config BINFMT_CONSTRUCTORS
 config SYMTAB_ORDEREDBYNAME
 	bool "Symbol Tables Ordered by Name"
 	default n
+
diff --git a/configs/eagle100/nxflat/defconfig b/configs/eagle100/nxflat/defconfig
index d78bc83a79..08b67b03e1 100644
--- a/configs/eagle100/nxflat/defconfig
+++ b/configs/eagle100/nxflat/defconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ CONFIG_DEV_LOWCONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_DISABLE_ENVIRON=y
 CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXFLAT=y
-CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_SYMTAB="exports"
 CONFIG_FS_ROMFS=y
 CONFIG_HOST_WINDOWS=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
diff --git a/configs/lc823450-xgevk/elf/defconfig b/configs/lc823450-xgevk/elf/defconfig
index c148d19d52..3a4268ea6c 100644
--- a/configs/lc823450-xgevk/elf/defconfig
+++ b/configs/lc823450-xgevk/elf/defconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ CONFIG_DEV_ZERO=y
 CONFIG_DISABLE_POSIX_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_ELF=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_ELF=y
-CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_SYMTAB="exports"
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
 CONFIG_FS_ROMFS=y
 CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE=y
diff --git a/configs/sama5d4-ek/elf/defconfig b/configs/sama5d4-ek/elf/defconfig
index 947fe7be84..f93faf8fd1 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d4-ek/elf/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d4-ek/elf/defconfig
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ CONFIG_ELF=y
 CONFIG_ELF_STACKSIZE=4096
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_ELF=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_ELF_SYSCALL=y
-CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_SYMTAB="exports"
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
 CONFIG_FS_ROMFS=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
diff --git a/configs/stm32f4discovery/elf/defconfig b/configs/stm32f4discovery/elf/defconfig
index d64afa458f..7bfea54601 100644
--- a/configs/stm32f4discovery/elf/defconfig
+++ b/configs/stm32f4discovery/elf/defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_DEV_LOWCONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_ELF=y
 CONFIG_ELF_STACKSIZE=4096
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_ELF=y
-CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_SYMTAB="exports"
 CONFIG_FS_ROMFS=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
 CONFIG_HOST_WINDOWS=y
diff --git a/configs/stm32f4discovery/posix_spawn/defconfig b/configs/stm32f4discovery/posix_spawn/defconfig
index d59fbd0d45..08f5d4746e 100644
--- a/configs/stm32f4discovery/posix_spawn/defconfig
+++ b/configs/stm32f4discovery/posix_spawn/defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ CONFIG_DEV_LOWCONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_ELF=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_POSIXSPAWN=y
 CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_NSYMBOLS=10
-CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_SYMTAB="exports"
 CONFIG_FS_ROMFS=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
 CONFIG_HOST_WINDOWS=y
diff --git a/libs/libc/unistd/Kconfig b/libs/libc/unistd/Kconfig
index c555c87996..a1c1f6cebd 100644
--- a/libs/libc/unistd/Kconfig
+++ b/libs/libc/unistd/Kconfig
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ if LIBC_EXECFUNCS
 
 config EXECFUNCS_HAVE_SYMTAB
 	bool "Have symbol table"
-	default n if BUILD_KERNEL
-	default y if !BUILD_KERNEL
+	default n
 	---help---
 		If you have a system symbol table, then you may select this
 		option in order to use it.  Symbol tables are required in most