diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index c942fd8e81..c862532af2 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_15
 	  Version 4.15.x of the Linux kernel headers are no longer
 	  maintained upstream and are now removed.
 
+config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_17
+	bool "kernel headers version 4.17.x are no longer supported"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  Version 4.17.x of the Linux kernel headers are no longer
+	  maintained upstream and are now removed.
+
 ###############################################################################
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2018.08"
 
diff --git a/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host b/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
index 99f2954169..7c9c1d0fb0 100644
--- a/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_16
 	bool "Linux 4.16.x kernel headers"
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_16
 
-config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_17
-	bool "Linux 4.17.x kernel headers"
-	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_17
-
 config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_18
 	bool "Linux 4.18.x kernel headers"
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_18