diff --git a/airoha/Config.in b/airoha/Config.in
index f56c9f373489aa7a4972de180b3edc7f3fac14c5..1a46b3a1e9447371e1ff0dc7a3ada623a587ed45 100644
--- a/airoha/Config.in
+++ b/airoha/Config.in
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ if TARGET_airoha
 	config KERNEL_GIT_MIRROR_HASH
 		default "e76032cce99c247d73bae1b67bc7a1de58a8a3def4c6f2426f322ad062b608de"
 
+# Kernel access key retention support
+	config KERNEL_KEYS
+		default n if TARGET_airoha_an7581
+		default y if TARGET_airoha_en7523
+
 # Kernel Debug
 	config KERNEL_DEVMEM
 		default y