diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index e7f385444d41a439dbc207dc5e568511bfcaeb2c..435838ec9591084a92ef29d60ddc81f940a155d1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2161,6 +2161,7 @@ config MMU
 
 config I8253
 	bool
+	select MIPS_EXTERNAL_TIMER
 
 config ZONE_DMA32
 	bool
@@ -2237,6 +2238,8 @@ source "kernel/power/Kconfig"
 
 endmenu
 
+source "arch/mips/kernel/cpufreq/Kconfig"
+
 source "net/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/Kconfig"
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cpufreq/Kconfig b/arch/mips/kernel/cpufreq/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..37983a15dabe63eac75cb7906e6ff3967f697279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#
+# CPU Frequency scaling
+#
+
+config MIPS_EXTERNAL_TIMER
+	bool
+
+config MIPS_CPUFREQ
+	bool
+	default y
+	depends on CPU_SUPPORTS_CPUFREQ && MIPS_EXTERNAL_TIMER
+
+if MIPS_CPUFREQ
+
+menu "CPU Frequency scaling"
+
+source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig"
+
+if CPU_FREQ
+
+comment "CPUFreq processor drivers"
+
+endif	# CPU_FREQ
+
+endmenu
+
+endif	# MIPS_CPUFREQ