diff --git a/command/agent/config_parse.go b/command/agent/config_parse.go
index 4f7243d33f33..21b3e9c2af05 100644
--- a/command/agent/config_parse.go
+++ b/command/agent/config_parse.go
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ func extraKeys(c *Config) error {
 		helper.RemoveEqualFold(&c.ExtraKeysHCL, "server")
 	}
 
+	for _, k := range []string{"preemption_config"} {
+		helper.RemoveEqualFold(&c.Server.ExtraKeysHCL, k)
+	}
+
 	for _, k := range []string{"datadog_tags"} {
 		helper.RemoveEqualFold(&c.ExtraKeysHCL, k)
 		helper.RemoveEqualFold(&c.ExtraKeysHCL, "telemetry")