diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 97d6197aeb..cfbe2921cc 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -3839,6 +3839,7 @@ 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