diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
index f7e43271026e5b640288ee6d3052986c413c89eb..e2deb188a506d828adadb30626c56c0f9c70df5e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 menu "Platform selection"
 
+config ARCH_BCM_IPROC
+	bool "Broadcom iProc SoC Family"
+	help
+	  This enables support for Broadcom iProc based SoCs
+
 config ARCH_EXYNOS
 	bool
 	help
diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
index 506b466cbbfd0f7035ae3fa182733893740d57a2..913f121ab38c23d1e039e3128c09c32cb76b7bb4 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
+CONFIG_ARCH_BCM_IPROC=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_EXYNOS7=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_FSL_LS2085A=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HISI=y