diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-6.6 b/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-6.6
index ef08a51979..14d5650fb5 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-6.6
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-6.6
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_NAND_ECC=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_ECC_SW_HAMMING=y
 CONFIG_MTD_RAW_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_FIRMWARE=y
 # CONFIG_MVME2500 is not set
 CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_KM=y
 CONFIG_NEED_SG_DMA_LENGTH=y
diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/p1010/config-default b/target/linux/mpc85xx/p1010/config-default
index 1cd84b52ca..5a17e38f5c 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/p1010/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/p1010/config-default
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ CONFIG_MEMORY=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_FSL_IFC=y
 CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
-CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_FIRMWARE=y
 CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_TPLINK_FW=y
 CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_UIMAGE_FW=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI=y
diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/p1020/config-default b/target/linux/mpc85xx/p1020/config-default
index 49574cd653..66710a9ace 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/p1020/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/p1020/config-default
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ CONFIG_MSM460=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_FSL_ELBC=y
 CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
-CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_FIRMWARE=y
 CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_FIT_FW=y
 CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_UIMAGE_FW=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI=y
diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/p2020/config-default b/target/linux/mpc85xx/p2020/config-default
index 01774cd6d6..ff8c8cb939 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/p2020/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/p2020/config-default
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_MPC85xx_RDB=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_FSL_ELBC=y
 CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
-CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_FIRMWARE=y
 CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_FIT_FW=y
 CONFIG_MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER=y
 CONFIG_NEED_DMA_MAP_STATE=y