diff --git a/config/Config-kernel.in b/config/Config-kernel.in
index 52e74a175b..f7ba2b6723 100644
--- a/config/Config-kernel.in
+++ b/config/Config-kernel.in
@@ -44,11 +44,16 @@ config KERNEL_DEBUG_FS
 	  write to these files. Many common debugging facilities, such as
 	  ftrace, require the existence of debugfs.
 
+# remove KERNEL_MIPS_FPU_EMULATOR after kernel 4.14 and 4.14 are gone
 config KERNEL_MIPS_FPU_EMULATOR
 	bool "Compile the kernel with MIPS FPU Emulator"
 	default y if TARGET_pistachio
 	depends on (mips || mipsel || mips64 || mips64el)
 
+config KERNEL_MIPS_FP_SUPPORT
+	bool
+	default y if KERNEL_MIPS_FPU_EMULATOR
+
 config KERNEL_ARM_PMU
 	bool
 	default n