diff --git a/arch/arch.mk.xtensa b/arch/arch.mk.xtensa
index 1bc700aac0..7eb6715372 100644
--- a/arch/arch.mk.xtensa
+++ b/arch/arch.mk.xtensa
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ endif
 # arch-xtensa-overlay-extract -- extract an extensa overlay
 #
 # argument 1 is the path in which to extract
-# argument 2 is the component to extract, one of: gcc, binutils, gdb
+# argument 2 is the component to extract, one of: gcc, binutils, gdb, linux
 #
 # Example:
 #   $(call arch-xtensa-overlay-extract,/path/to/overlay.tar,$(@D),gcc)
diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index b0e974774a..032d64fc22 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS),y)
 LINUX_DEPENDENCIES += host-uboot-tools
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(ARCH_XTENSA_OVERLAY_FILE),)
+define LINUX_XTENSA_OVERLAY_EXTRACT
+	$(call arch-xtensa-overlay-extract,$(@D),linux)
+endef
+LINUX_POST_EXTRACT_HOOKS += LINUX_XTENSA_OVERLAY_EXTRACT
+LINUX_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS += $(ARCH_XTENSA_OVERLAY_URL)
+endif
+
 LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
 	HOSTCFLAGS="$(HOSTCFLAGS)" \