diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
index 21074f674bdeb707c137a9b87c2a65bde4bbb25a..3f9d5ed96cc825764c901520ebf1b0331a69c97e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 menu "Platform selection"
 
+config ARCH_SUNXI
+	bool "Allwinner sunxi 64-bit SoC Family"
+	help
+	  This enables support for Allwinner sunxi based SoCs like the A64.
+
 config ARCH_BCM_IPROC
 	bool "Broadcom iProc SoC Family"
 	help