diff --git a/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk b/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
index 3dee922214..f2c2922122 100644
--- a/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
+++ b/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ define LIBSELINUX_LINUX_CONFIG_FIXUPS
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_F2FS_FS_SECURITY))
 	$(if $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2),
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_JFS_SECURITY))
+	$(if $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_SQUASHFS),
+		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_SQUASHFS_XATTR))
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))