diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index e387c7dd44..9da7e9bec1 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ define LINUX_KCONFIG_FIXUP_CMDS
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_FHANDLE,$(@D)/.config)
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_AUTOFS4_FS,$(@D)/.config)
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_TMPFS_POSIX_ACL,$(@D)/.config)
-		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_TMPFS_POSIX_XATTR,$(@D)/.config))
+		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_TMPFS_XATTR,$(@D)/.config))
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_SMACK),
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_SECURITY,$(@D)/.config)
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_SECURITY_SMACK,$(@D)/.config)