diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 343b2381c5558b4500b71f1ca3df947765e6cbf9..5df4876f7e4a80bc5cae485abddc014b068ed1cf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -806,7 +806,8 @@ config CAVIUM_OCTEON_SOC
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
 	select EDAC_SUPPORT
-	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HOTPLUG_CPU
+	select SYS_SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HOTPLUG_CPU if CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 	select SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK
 	select SYS_HAS_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON
 	select SWAP_IO_SPACE