diff --git a/package/kernel/modules/fs.mk b/package/kernel/modules/fs.mk
index da52b32eca97f854c24a312c04f29c09d01d128a..71b1a59fcd6cb2553ca5ab779dd276dbc6cef89e 100644
--- a/package/kernel/modules/fs.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/modules/fs.mk
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ define KernelPackage/fs-ext4
   SUBMENU:=$(FS_MENU)
   TITLE:=EXT4 filesystem support
   KCONFIG:= \
+	CONFIG_EXT4DEV_COMPAT=n \
 	CONFIG_EXT4_FS_XATTR=y \
 	CONFIG_EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL=y \
 	CONFIG_EXT4_FS_SECURITY=y \