diff --git a/target/linux/x86/Makefile b/target/linux/x86/Makefile
index 1eae227f85..7bead63d7b 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARCH:=i386
 BOARD:=x86
 BOARDNAME:=x86
 FEATURES:=squashfs ext4 vdi vmdk pcmcia targz
-SUBTARGETS=generic xen_domu geode 64
+SUBTARGETS=generic legacy xen_domu geode 64
 MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
 
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += partx-utils
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/legacy/config-default b/target/linux/x86/legacy/config-default
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ef610f7ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/x86/legacy/config-default
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+# CONFIG_3C515 is not set
+CONFIG_ACPI=y
+CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y
+# CONFIG_ACPI_ALS is not set
+CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y
+CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=y
+# CONFIG_ACPI_CMPC is not set
+# CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER is not set
+CONFIG_ACPI_CPU_FREQ_PSS=y
+# CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT is not set
+# CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG is not set
+# CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUGGER is not set
+# CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK is not set
+# CONFIG_ACPI_EC_DEBUGFS is not set
+# CONFIG_ACPI_FAN is not set
+CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_IOAPIC=y
+# CONFIG_ACPI_I2C_OPREGION is not set
+# CONFIG_ACPI_INITRD_TABLE_OVERRIDE is not set
+CONFIG_ACPI_LEGACY_TABLES_LOOKUP=y
+# CONFIG_ACPI_PCI_SLOT is not set
+CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y
+# CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR_AGGREGATOR is not set
+CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR_IDLE=y
+# CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER is not set
+CONFIG_ACPI_REV_OVERRIDE_POSSIBLE=y
+# CONFIG_ACPI_SBS is not set
+CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM_POWER_STATES_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y
+CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=y
+# CONFIG_ACPI_WMI is not set
+CONFIG_AGP=y
+# CONFIG_AGP_ALI is not set
+# CONFIG_AGP_AMD is not set
+# CONFIG_AGP_AMD64 is not set
+# CONFIG_AGP_ATI is not set
+# CONFIG_AGP_EFFICEON is not set
+CONFIG_AGP_INTEL=y
+# CONFIG_AGP_NVIDIA is not set
+# CONFIG_AGP_SIS is not set
+# CONFIG_AGP_SWORKS is not set
+# CONFIG_AGP_VIA is not set
+# CONFIG_APPLE_GMUX is not set
+CONFIG_ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_ACPI_PDC=y
+# CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_APPLE is not set
+CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=y
+CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_GENERIC=y
+CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT=y
+# CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_SAHARA is not set
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR_VENDOR is not set
+CONFIG_CLKDEV_LOOKUP=y
+CONFIG_COMMON_CLK=y
+CONFIG_CPU_IDLE_GOV_MENU=y
+CONFIG_DMA_SHARED_BUFFER=y
+CONFIG_DRM=y
+CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU=y
+# CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU_CIK is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU_USERPTR is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_AST is not set
+CONFIG_DRM_BOCHS=y
+CONFIG_DRM_BRIDGE=y
+# CONFIG_DRM_CIRRUS_QEMU is not set
+CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION=y
+# CONFIG_DRM_GMA500 is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_I2C_ADV7511 is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_I2C_CH7006 is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_I2C_NXP_TDA998X is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_I2C_SIL164 is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_I810 is not set
+CONFIG_DRM_I915=y
+# CONFIG_DRM_I915_PRELIMINARY_HW_SUPPORT is not set
+CONFIG_DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER=y
+CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER=y
+# CONFIG_DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_MGA is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_MGAG200 is not set
+CONFIG_DRM_MIPI_DSI=y
+# CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU is not set
+CONFIG_DRM_PANEL=y
+# CONFIG_DRM_QXL is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_R128 is not set
+CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=y
+# CONFIG_DRM_RADEON_UMS is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_RADEON_USERPTR is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_SAVAGE is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_SIS is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_TDFX is not set
+CONFIG_DRM_TTM=y
+# CONFIG_DRM_UDL is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_VGEM is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_VIA is not set
+# CONFIG_DRM_VMWGFX is not set
+# CONFIG_EFI is not set
+# CONFIG_EISA is not set
+# CONFIG_EL3 is not set
+CONFIG_FB=y
+CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=y
+CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=y
+CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=y
+CONFIG_FB_CMDLINE=y
+# CONFIG_FB_I810 is not set
+CONFIG_FB_SYS_COPYAREA=y
+CONFIG_FB_SYS_FILLRECT=y
+CONFIG_FB_SYS_FOPS=y
+CONFIG_FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT=y
+# CONFIG_FB_VESA is not set
+# CONFIG_FONTS is not set
+CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
+CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y
+CONFIG_FONT_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY=y
+# CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_ROTATION is not set
+# CONFIG_FUJITSU_LAPTOP is not set
+CONFIG_HAVE_ACPI_APEI=y
+CONFIG_HAVE_ACPI_APEI_NMI=y
+CONFIG_HAVE_CLK=y
+CONFIG_HAVE_CLK_PREPARE=y
+CONFIG_HDMI=y
+CONFIG_HID=y
+CONFIG_HID_BATTERY_STRENGTH=y
+CONFIG_HPET=y
+CONFIG_HPET_MMAP=y
+# CONFIG_HP_ACCEL is not set
+CONFIG_HWMON=y
+CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_ALGOBIT=y
+CONFIG_I2C_BOARDINFO=y
+CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSE=y
+CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=y
+CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX=y
+CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_X=1024
+CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_Y=768
+CONFIG_INTEL_GTT=y
+CONFIG_INTEL_IDLE=y
+# CONFIG_INTEL_IPS is not set
+# CONFIG_INTEL_MENLOW is not set
+# CONFIG_INTEL_PMC_IPC is not set
+CONFIG_INTERVAL_TREE=y
+CONFIG_ISA=y
+CONFIG_ISAPNP=y
+# CONFIG_ISCSI_IBFT_FIND is not set
+CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y
+# CONFIG_JOLIET is not set
+# CONFIG_LANCE is not set
+# CONFIG_LCD_CLASS_DEVICE is not set
+# CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE is not set
+CONFIG_MFD_CORE=y
+CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_LPSS=y
+CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_LPSS_ACPI=y
+# CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_QUARK_I2C_GPIO is not set
+# CONFIG_MIXCOMWD is not set
+# CONFIG_MOUSE_BCM5974 is not set
+# CONFIG_MOUSE_CYAPA is not set
+CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=y
+CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_ALPS=y
+# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_CYPRESS is not set
+# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_ELANTECH is not set
+CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_LIFEBOOK=y
+CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_LOGIPS2PP=y
+CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_SYNAPTICS=y
+# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_TOUCHKIT is not set
+CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_TRACKPOINT=y
+# CONFIG_MOUSE_SERIAL is not set
+# CONFIG_MOUSE_VSXXXAA is not set
+CONFIG_NLS=y
+CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
+# CONFIG_PANASONIC_LAPTOP is not set
+CONFIG_PATA_AMD=y
+CONFIG_PATA_ATIIXP=y
+CONFIG_PATA_LEGACY=y
+CONFIG_PATA_MPIIX=y
+CONFIG_PATA_OLDPIIX=y
+CONFIG_PATA_PLATFORM=y
+CONFIG_PATA_SC1200=y
+CONFIG_PATA_VIA=y
+CONFIG_PCIEAER=y
+CONFIG_PCIEPORTBUS=y
+CONFIG_PCI_LABEL=y
+CONFIG_PCI_MMCONFIG=y
+# CONFIG_PCWATCHDOG is not set
+# CONFIG_PMIC_OPREGION is not set
+CONFIG_PNP=y
+CONFIG_PNPACPI=y
+# CONFIG_PNPBIOS is not set
+CONFIG_PNP_DEBUG_MESSAGES=y
+# CONFIG_PVPANIC is not set
+CONFIG_RAS=y
+# CONFIG_SAMSUNG_Q10 is not set
+CONFIG_SATA_AHCI=y
+CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_PNP=y
+# CONFIG_SURFACE_PRO3_BUTTON is not set
+# CONFIG_TOSHIBA_BT_RFKILL is not set
+CONFIG_USB=y
+CONFIG_USB_COMMON=y
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
+# CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD_PLATFORM is not set
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_PCI=y
+CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=y
+# CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD_PLATFORM is not set
+CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y
+CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=y
+CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK=y
+CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE=64
+# CONFIG_WDT is not set
+# CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ is not set
+# CONFIG_X86_AMD_PLATFORM_DEVICE is not set
+# CONFIG_X86_E_POWERSAVER is not set
+# CONFIG_X86_INTEL_LPSS is not set
+# CONFIG_X86_LONGHAUL is not set
+# CONFIG_X86_PCC_CPUFREQ is not set
+CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER=y
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/legacy/profiles/000-Generic.mk b/target/linux/x86/legacy/profiles/000-Generic.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90f989a91d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/x86/legacy/profiles/000-Generic.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2009 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+define Profile/Generic
+  NAME:=Generic
+  PACKAGES:=kmod-3c59x kmod-e100 kmod-e1000 kmod-natsemi kmod-ne2k-pci \
+	kmod-pcnet32 kmod-8139too kmod-r8169 kmod-sis900 kmod-tg3 \
+	kmod-via-rhine kmod-via-velocity
+endef
+
+define Profile/Generic/Description
+	Generic Profile
+endef
+$(eval $(call Profile,Generic))
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/legacy/target.mk b/target/linux/x86/legacy/target.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd0a87d67f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/x86/legacy/target.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+BOARDNAME:=Legacy
+
+define Target/Description
+	Build firmware images for legacy x86 based boards
+	(e.g : Soekris, ...)
+endef
+