diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Kconfig
index 9e70c106e3..c5cd6e7efb 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/Kconfig
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ config ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT
 		Enables the Espressif port of MCUboot to be used as 2nd stage bootloader.
 
 config ESP32S3_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY
-	bool
+	bool "Enable legacy boot format"
 	default y if BUILD_PROTECTED
 	---help---
 		This is the legacy application image format, as supported by the ESP-IDF