diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 805d5a46cb..3a283d9e7b 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -145,6 +145,17 @@ endif
 ###############################################################################
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2017.08"
 
+config BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM_NAME
+	string "The BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM_NAME option has been renamed"
+	help
+	  The BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM_NAME option has been renamed
+	  to BR2_XTENSA_CORE_NAME.
+
+config BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM_NAME_WRAP
+	bool
+	default y if BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM_NAME != ""
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_MKE2IMG
 	bool "host mke2img has been removed"
 	select BR2_LEGACY
diff --git a/arch/Config.in.xtensa b/arch/Config.in.xtensa
index 88dbe18fee..00b1f6853c 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in.xtensa
+++ b/arch/Config.in.xtensa
@@ -2,30 +2,26 @@ choice
 	prompt "Target Architecture Variant"
 	depends on BR2_xtensa
 	default BR2_xtensa_fsf
+
 config BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM
 	select BR2_ARCH_HAS_MMU_OPTIONAL
 	bool "Custom Xtensa processor configuration"
+
 config BR2_xtensa_fsf
 	select BR2_ARCH_HAS_MMU_MANDATORY
 	bool "fsf - Default configuration"
+
 endchoice
 
-config BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM_NAME
-	string "Custom Xtensa processor configuration name"
-	depends on BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM
-	default ""
+config BR2_XTENSA_CORE_NAME
+	string "Custom Xtensa processor configuration name" if BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM
+	default BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM_NAME if BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM_NAME != "" # legacy
 	help
 	  Name given to a custom Xtensa processor configuration.
 
-config BR2_XTENSA_CORE_NAME
-	string
-	default BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM_NAME	if BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM
-	default ""			if BR2_xtensa_fsf
-
 config BR2_XTENSA_OVERLAY_DIR
 	string "Overlay directory for custom configuration"
 	depends on BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM
-	default ""
 	help
 	  Provide the directory path that contains the overlay file
 	  for a custom processor configuration. The path is relative
diff --git a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_defconfig b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_defconfig
index 3e98222b65..ec0c1bac51 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_defconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Architecture
 BR2_xtensa=y
 BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM=y
-BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM_NAME="dc233c"
-BR2_XTENSA_CORE_NAME="lx60"
+BR2_XTENSA_CORE_NAME="dc233c"
 BR2_XTENSA_OVERLAY_DIR="board/qemu/xtensa-lx60"
 
 # System
diff --git a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig
index 998cd2aa6b..d19bc5431b 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Architecture
 BR2_xtensa=y
 BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM=y
-BR2_XTENSA_CUSTOM_NAME="dc233c"
-BR2_XTENSA_CORE_NAME="lx60"
+BR2_XTENSA_CORE_NAME="dc233c"
 BR2_XTENSA_OVERLAY_DIR="board/qemu/xtensa-lx60"
 
 # Toolchain