diff --git a/package/procps-ng/Config.in b/package/procps-ng/Config.in
index 6ff8983202..4afd01699b 100644
--- a/package/procps-ng/Config.in
+++ b/package/procps-ng/Config.in
@@ -8,3 +8,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PROCPS_NG
 	  Provides things like kill, ps, uptime, free, top, etc...
 
 	  http://sourceforge.net/projects/procps-ng/
+
+if BR2_PACKAGE_PROCPS_NG
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PROCPS_NS_ORIGINAL_TOP
+	bool "Use original top layout"
+	help
+	  Disable modern top layout, return to original top with
+	  detail cpu usage.
+
+endif
diff --git a/package/procps-ng/procps-ng.mk b/package/procps-ng/procps-ng.mk
index c5675e2ee6..2f28e3571e 100644
--- a/package/procps-ng/procps-ng.mk
+++ b/package/procps-ng/procps-ng.mk
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ else
 PROCPS_NG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-w
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PROCPS_NS_ORIGINAL_TOP),y)
+PROCPS_NG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-modern-top
+endif
+
 # Avoid installing S02sysctl, since openrc provides /etc/init.d/sysctl.
 define PROCPS_NG_INSTALL_INIT_OPENRC
 	@: