diff --git a/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk b/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
index 77efe2d8e0..525f4fe9a2 100644
--- a/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
+++ b/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ define LIBSELINUX_LINUX_CONFIG_FIXUPS
 	$(if $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2),
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR)
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_EXT2_FS_SECURITY))
+	$(if $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_3),
+		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_EXT3_FS_SECURITY))
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))