diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 8f01f21e78f1..6eda5abbd719 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -1087,11 +1087,6 @@ 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 426481d4cc86..9aa0d04c9dcc 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -359,9 +359,6 @@ 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 b27e48e25841..8b4152f3a764 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -568,9 +568,6 @@ 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 bada636d1065..b9c546a305a4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -2732,10 +2732,6 @@ 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 e0a39781b10f..0832f6368955 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