diff --git a/media_driver/cmake/linux/media_feature_flags_linux.cmake b/media_driver/cmake/linux/media_feature_flags_linux.cmake
index 7b72c82f774..acbe7ad249f 100644
--- a/media_driver/cmake/linux/media_feature_flags_linux.cmake
+++ b/media_driver/cmake/linux/media_feature_flags_linux.cmake
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 # ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
 # OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
+option (ENABLE_NEW_KMD "Enable NEW Linux KMD header files" ON)
+
 # global flag for encode AVC_VME/HEVC_VME/MPEG2/VP8
 bs_set_if_undefined(Encode_VME_Supported "yes")
 # global flag for encode AVC_VDENC/HEVC_VDENC/VP9_VDENC/JPEG