diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 385a3861a0294b7bc8d42f1f7859308875eefe91..6b5f84887ce56392648a8d709995c6a79169069c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ config ARCH_VEXPRESS
 	select HAVE_CLK
 	select HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
 	select ICST
+	select NO_IOPORT
 	select PLAT_VERSATILE
 	select PLAT_VERSATILE_CLCD
 	help
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/io.h b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/io.h
index 13522d86685e2daa5f77bbe2d37c12d30e8e0ddc..0088cd388a84573ecaff73a1b52b3a137cbfc8d6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/io.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/include/mach/io.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ARM_ARCH_IO_H
 #define __ASM_ARM_ARCH_IO_H
 
-#define __io(a)		__typesafe_io(a)
 #define __mem_pci(a)	(a)
 
 #endif