diff --git a/arch/sh/Makefile b/arch/sh/Makefile
index 280bbff121020ef49298705a1c86233f1ded1c6f..65300193b99f316c6d3f39c7db60f545272789c3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ ifneq ($(SUBARCH),$(ARCH))
   endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(ARCH),sh)
+KBUILD_DEFCONFIG	:= shx3_defconfig
+else
+KBUILD_DEFCONFIG	:= cayman_defconfig
+endif
+
 isa-y					:= any
 isa-$(CONFIG_SH_DSP)			:= sh
 isa-$(CONFIG_CPU_SH2)			:= sh2
@@ -105,14 +111,12 @@ ifdef CONFIG_SUPERH32
 UTS_MACHINE		:= sh
 BITS			:= 32
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux		+= -e _stext
-KBUILD_DEFCONFIG	:= shx3_defconfig
 else
 UTS_MACHINE		:= sh64
 BITS			:= 64
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux		+= --defsym phys_stext=_stext-$(CONFIG_PAGE_OFFSET) \
 			   --defsym phys_stext_shmedia=phys_stext+1 \
 			   -e phys_stext_shmedia
-KBUILD_DEFCONFIG	:= cayman_defconfig
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN