diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 65842b9cc..f05a30593 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.28-1~experimental.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     MICROCODE_INTEL, MICROCODE_AMD.
   * [x86_64] set AMD_IOMMU, MTRR_SANITIZER.
   * Add stable releases 2.6.28.1-2.
+  * Turn off SYSFS_DEPRECATED* for newer udev and proper /sys/.
 
   [ Martin Michlmayr ]
   * [mips/r4k-ip22, mips/sb1-bcm91250a] Don't build in ISO9660.
diff --git a/debian/config/config b/debian/config/config
index e23dd4d69..306ee907f 100644
--- a/debian/config/config
+++ b/debian/config/config
@@ -2118,7 +2118,8 @@ CONFIG_CGROUP_SCHED=y
 ## end choice
 CONFIG_CGROUP_CPUACCT=y
 # CONFIG_RESOURCE_COUNTERS is not set
-CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2=y
+# CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED is not set
+# CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 is not set
 CONFIG_PROC_PID_CPUSET=y
 CONFIG_RELAY=y
 CONFIG_UTS_NS=y