diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig
index 23bf5c2c0fab20188b543551b73ff093a6dcafa3..bbd5efa65099a4efcd790c464b2c72c9cbb591be 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/Kconfig
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ config ARCH_AT91SAM9260
 	select HAVE_AT91_USART3
 	select HAVE_AT91_USART4
 	select HAVE_AT91_USART5
+	select HAVE_NET_MACB
 
 config ARCH_AT91SAM9261
 	bool "AT91SAM9261"
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ config ARCH_AT91SAM9263
 	select CPU_ARM926T
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select HAVE_FB_ATMEL
+	select HAVE_NET_MACB
 
 config ARCH_AT91SAM9RL
 	bool "AT91SAM9RL"
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ config ARCH_AT91SAM9G20
 	select HAVE_AT91_USART3
 	select HAVE_AT91_USART4
 	select HAVE_AT91_USART5
+	select HAVE_NET_MACB
 
 config ARCH_AT91SAM9G45
 	bool "AT91SAM9G45"
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ config ARCH_AT91SAM9G45
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select HAVE_AT91_USART3
 	select HAVE_FB_ATMEL
+	select HAVE_NET_MACB
 
 config ARCH_AT91CAP9
 	bool "AT91CAP9"
diff --git a/arch/avr32/Kconfig b/arch/avr32/Kconfig
index f51572772e217d5ba9b674ffa2a5d68e5f13ca00..9ac87255a03a335917d994ddaa855f1ba180da79 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/avr32/Kconfig
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ config PLATFORM_AT32AP
 	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	select GENERIC_ALLOCATOR
 	select HAVE_FB_ATMEL
+	select HAVE_NET_MACB
 
 #
 # CPU types
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 2cc81a54cbf322a49ccbf474f5d41f654faf109d..1c767ade7ef8ff733cdeaa57ba25ee9fd8ad329c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # Network device configuration
 #
 
+config HAVE_NET_MACB
+	bool
+
 menuconfig NETDEVICES
 	default y if UML
 	depends on NET
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ config MII
 
 config MACB
 	tristate "Atmel MACB support"
-	depends on AVR32 || ARCH_AT91SAM9260 || ARCH_AT91SAM9263 || ARCH_AT91SAM9G20 || ARCH_AT91SAM9G45 || ARCH_AT91CAP9
+	depends on HAVE_NET_MACB
 	select PHYLIB
 	help
 	  The Atmel MACB ethernet interface is found on many AT32 and AT91