diff --git a/package/strongswan/Config.in b/package/strongswan/Config.in
index 6847ca4f62..11c0ca7780 100644
--- a/package/strongswan/Config.in
+++ b/package/strongswan/Config.in
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP_AKA
 	bool "Enable EAP-AKA"
 	default y if BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP # legacy
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP_AKA_3GPP
+	bool "Enable EAP AKA backend plugin implementing 3GPP MILENAGE algorithms"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP_AKA
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP_AKA_3GPP2
 	bool "Enable EAP-AKA 3GPP2 algorithms"
 	default y if BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP # legacy
diff --git a/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk b/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk
index 2e20b244ad..8eb349b4a2 100644
--- a/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk
+++ b/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ STRONGSWAN_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--enable-eap-sim=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP_SIM),yes,no) \
 	--enable-eap-sim-file=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP_SIM_FILE),yes,no) \
 	--enable-eap-aka=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP_AKA),yes,no) \
+	--enable-eap-aka-3gpp=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP_AKA_3GPP),yes,no) \
 	--enable-eap-aka-3gpp2=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP_AKA_3GPP2),yes,no) \
 	--enable-eap-simaka-sql=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP_SIMAKA_SQL),yes,no) \
 	--enable-eap-simaka-pseudonym=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_EAP_SIMAKA_PSEUDONYM),yes,no) \