diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 8b8c9ec39b..d71ed2453a 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -3888,6 +3888,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ELEMENTARY
 
 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_LOCAL
 	bool "Linux kernel local directory option removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
 	help
 	  The option to select a local directory as the source of the
 	  Linux kernel has been removed. It hurts reproducibility of