diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 4101cb0b53..746b80a8d0 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ comment "Legacy options removed in 2016.08"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_COMPAT
 	bool "systemd compatibility libraries have been removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
 	help
 	  The systemd option to enable the compatibility libraries has
 	  been removed. Theses libraries have been useless since a few