diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 3c022d21d7..a322d18cb3 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ endif
 
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2021.02"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_IMX_SDMA
+	bool "imx sdma firmware is provided by firmware-imx"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_FIRMWARE_IMX
+	help
+	  linux-firmware provide the same firmware as firmware-imx.
+	  We prefer using firmware-imx as the only provider.
+
 config BR2_GDB_VERSION_8_2
 	bool "gdb 8.2.x has been removed"
 	select BR2_LEGACY
diff --git a/package/linux-firmware/Config.in b/package/linux-firmware/Config.in
index 8e71c21251..a41310ff2a 100644
--- a/package/linux-firmware/Config.in
+++ b/package/linux-firmware/Config.in
@@ -459,15 +459,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_XCx000
 
 endmenu
 
-menu "SoC Firmware"
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_IMX_SDMA
-	bool "Freescale i.MX SDMA"
-	help
-	  Firmware files for i.MX SDMA.
-
-endmenu
-
 menu "Fibre Channel Adapter Firmware"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_QLOGIC_2XXX
diff --git a/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk b/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
index 22fac9d7aa..f23da171c6 100644
--- a/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
+++ b/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES += qca/rampatch_usb_00000302.bin qca/nvm_usb_00000302.bin
 LINUX_FIRMWARE_ALL_LICENSE_FILES += LICENSE.qcom
 endif
 
-# Freescale i.MX SDMA
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_IMX_SDMA),y)
-LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES += imx/sdma/sdma-imx6q.bin imx/sdma/sdma-imx7d.bin
-LINUX_FIRMWARE_ALL_LICENSE_FILES += LICENSE.sdma_firmware
-endif
-
 # rt2501/rt61
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_RALINK_RT61),y)
 LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES += rt2561.bin rt2561s.bin rt2661.bin