diff --git a/drivers/bcma/Kconfig b/drivers/bcma/Kconfig
index 8be284edc73c5e8d9e4e57e9eecc442414deaae8..9be17d3431bb000a4a18cb515fbb7fe9f7eda0d6 100644
--- a/drivers/bcma/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/bcma/Kconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ config BCMA_HOST_PCI_POSSIBLE
 config BCMA_HOST_PCI
 	bool "Support for BCMA on PCI-host bus"
 	depends on BCMA_HOST_PCI_POSSIBLE
+	select BCMA_DRIVER_PCI
 	default y
 
 config BCMA_DRIVER_PCI_HOSTMODE
@@ -44,6 +45,22 @@ config BCMA_HOST_SOC
 
 	  If unsure, say N
 
+# TODO: make it depend on PCI when ready
+config BCMA_DRIVER_PCI
+	bool
+	default y
+	help
+	  BCMA bus may have many versions of PCIe core. This driver
+	  supports:
+	  1) PCIe core working in clientmode
+	  2) PCIe Gen 2 clientmode core
+
+	  In general PCIe (Gen 2) clientmode core is required on PCIe
+	  hosted buses. It's responsible for initialization and basic
+	  hardware management.
+	  This driver is also prerequisite for a hostmode PCIe core
+	  support.
+
 config BCMA_DRIVER_MIPS
 	bool "BCMA Broadcom MIPS core driver"
 	depends on BCMA && MIPS
diff --git a/drivers/bcma/Makefile b/drivers/bcma/Makefile
index 838b4b9d352ffc1d6c7790426bde8502712cc8dc..f32af9b76bcd2aaa7e0da61e26b2e33174803f7f 100644
--- a/drivers/bcma/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/bcma/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ bcma-y					+= driver_chipcommon.o driver_chipcommon_pmu.o
 bcma-y					+= driver_chipcommon_b.o
 bcma-$(CONFIG_BCMA_SFLASH)		+= driver_chipcommon_sflash.o
 bcma-$(CONFIG_BCMA_NFLASH)		+= driver_chipcommon_nflash.o
-bcma-y					+= driver_pci.o
-bcma-y					+= driver_pcie2.o
+bcma-$(CONFIG_BCMA_DRIVER_PCI)		+= driver_pci.o
+bcma-$(CONFIG_BCMA_DRIVER_PCI)		+= driver_pcie2.o
 bcma-$(CONFIG_BCMA_DRIVER_PCI_HOSTMODE)	+= driver_pci_host.o
 bcma-$(CONFIG_BCMA_DRIVER_MIPS)		+= driver_mips.o
 bcma-$(CONFIG_BCMA_DRIVER_GMAC_CMN)	+= driver_gmac_cmn.o