diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 7cd32c03828605..744a651e1fdc84 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -1096,11 +1096,6 @@ source "arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug"
 
 source "security/Kconfig"
 
-config KEYS_COMPAT
-	bool
-	depends on COMPAT && KEYS
-	default y
-
 source "crypto/Kconfig"
 
 config PPC_LIB_RHEAP
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index bf24ab1889215a..57188ef8d74a74 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -350,9 +350,6 @@ config COMPAT
 config SYSVIPC_COMPAT
 	def_bool y if COMPAT && SYSVIPC
 
-config KEYS_COMPAT
-	def_bool y if COMPAT && KEYS
-
 config SMP
 	def_bool y
 	prompt "Symmetric multi-processing support"
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index 57ffaf285c2f51..2b17e397e8c106 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -544,9 +544,6 @@ config SYSVIPC_COMPAT
 	depends on COMPAT && SYSVIPC
 	default y
 
-config KEYS_COMPAT
-	def_bool y if COMPAT && KEYS
-
 endmenu
 
 source "net/Kconfig"
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 2dc18605831f6e..2e277a7e22bad4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -2701,10 +2701,6 @@ config COMPAT_FOR_U64_ALIGNMENT
 config SYSVIPC_COMPAT
 	def_bool y
 	depends on SYSVIPC
-
-config KEYS_COMPAT
-	def_bool y
-	depends on KEYS
 endif
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/security/keys/Kconfig b/security/keys/Kconfig
index fe4d74e126a768..122d31becdaf3d 100644
--- a/security/keys/Kconfig
+++ b/security/keys/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ config KEYS
 
 	  If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N.
 
+config KEYS_COMPAT
+	def_bool y
+	depends on COMPAT && KEYS
+
 config PERSISTENT_KEYRINGS
 	bool "Enable register of persistent per-UID keyrings"
 	depends on KEYS