diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 4039a133006e8a2c0af987b99914334a6abac90f..845f96e9f0d092842dee1f7fdb972f070c093428 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ config ARCH_ORION
 	select GENERIC_GPIO
 	select GENERIC_TIME
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select PLAT_ORION
 	help
 	  Support for Marvell Orion System on Chip family.
 
@@ -563,6 +564,9 @@ config ARCH_ACORN
 config PLAT_IOP
 	bool
 
+config PLAT_ORION
+	bool
+
 source arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
 
 config IWMMXT
diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 1a4649667ec8d420a541ee55c9a88c9b4bf8d5d8..27866cf0c180bd94fd91e697261dbaebeabd6533 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ core-$(CONFIG_VFP)		+= arch/arm/vfp/
 
 # If we have a common platform directory, then include it in the build.
 core-$(CONFIG_PLAT_IOP)		+= arch/arm/plat-iop/
+core-$(CONFIG_PLAT_ORION)		+= arch/arm/plat-orion/
 core-$(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP)	+= arch/arm/plat-omap/
 core-$(CONFIG_PLAT_S3C24XX)		+= arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/
 core-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC)		+= arch/arm/plat-mxc/
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-orion/Makefile b/arch/arm/plat-orion/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2327762133f77c7833ab1584eaceaa301d198f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-orion/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# Makefile for the linux kernel.
+#
+
+obj-y	:=
+obj-m	:=
+obj-n	:=
+obj-	:=