diff --git a/kernel/config-4.4.x-x86_64 b/kernel/config-4.4.x-x86_64
index 92a74f8b8..ab1bd0616 100644
--- a/kernel/config-4.4.x-x86_64
+++ b/kernel/config-4.4.x-x86_64
@@ -704,7 +704,6 @@ CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION=y
 CONFIG_COMPAT=y
 CONFIG_COMPAT_FOR_U64_ALIGNMENT=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC_COMPAT=y
-CONFIG_KEYS_COMPAT=y
 CONFIG_X86_DEV_DMA_OPS=y
 CONFIG_PMC_ATOM=y
 CONFIG_NET=y
@@ -3437,6 +3436,7 @@ CONFIG_X86_DEBUG_FPU=y
 # Security options
 #
 CONFIG_KEYS=y
+CONFIG_KEYS_COMPAT=y
 CONFIG_PERSISTENT_KEYRINGS=y
 CONFIG_BIG_KEYS=y
 # CONFIG_TRUSTED_KEYS is not set
diff --git a/kernel/config-4.9.x-x86_64 b/kernel/config-4.9.x-x86_64
index a54b2f0ad..c4f50ffd1 100644
--- a/kernel/config-4.9.x-x86_64
+++ b/kernel/config-4.9.x-x86_64
@@ -761,7 +761,6 @@ CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION=y
 CONFIG_COMPAT=y
 CONFIG_COMPAT_FOR_U64_ALIGNMENT=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC_COMPAT=y
-CONFIG_KEYS_COMPAT=y
 CONFIG_X86_DEV_DMA_OPS=y
 CONFIG_PMC_ATOM=y
 CONFIG_NET=y
@@ -3631,6 +3630,7 @@ CONFIG_X86_DEBUG_FPU=y
 # Security options
 #
 CONFIG_KEYS=y
+CONFIG_KEYS_COMPAT=y
 CONFIG_PERSISTENT_KEYRINGS=y
 CONFIG_BIG_KEYS=y
 CONFIG_TRUSTED_KEYS=m