diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 037664d496d7dffb72c78f54c47be83d130bb628..8300e6a3d52c3eee1d54589bb9d80568e9e2c104 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -698,3 +698,7 @@ source "crypto/Kconfig"
 config PPC_CLOCK
 	bool
 	default n
+
+config PPC_LIB_RHEAP
+	bool
+
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
index 65d492e316a605f5a747addfd8f7c78812175d4b..4bb023f4c8690f332152eb00706f4f7cfa85f3e8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ endif
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= copypage_64.o copyuser_64.o \
 			   memcpy_64.o usercopy_64.o mem_64.o string.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE) += rheap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_XMON)	+= sstep.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KPROBES)	+= sstep.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NOT_COHERENT_CACHE)	+= dma-noncoherent.o
@@ -23,6 +22,4 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC64),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)	+= locks.o
 endif
 
-# Temporary hack until we have migrated to asm-powerpc
-obj-$(CONFIG_8xx)	+= rheap.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPM2)	+= rheap.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_LIB_RHEAP) += rheap.o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
index cc6013ffc29ae7957281d28406cd426f6dc13e51..3724cb43d8a5a6f100f55df08d15f01e425abad8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ config TAU_AVERAGE
 
 config QUICC_ENGINE
 	bool
+	select PPC_LIB_RHEAP
 	help
 	  The QUICC Engine (QE) is a new generation of communications
 	  coprocessors on Freescale embedded CPUs (akin to CPM in older chips).
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ config CPM2
 	bool
 	default n
 	select CPM
+	select PPC_LIB_RHEAP
 	help
 	  The CPM2 (Communications Processor Module) is a coprocessor on
 	  embedded CPUs made by Freescale.  Selecting this option means that
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index 4c315be250158fcfc1d1b24804f55ce76f137eb3..3c7325ec36ecef5a1512ba9da639aee95eb7c310 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ config PPC_8xx
 	select FSL_SOC
 	select 8xx
 	select WANT_DEVICE_TREE
+	select PPC_LIB_RHEAP
 
 config 40x
 	bool "AMCC 40x"
diff --git a/arch/ppc/Kconfig b/arch/ppc/Kconfig
index 20dce4681259a0c6daf8f1ccf3af5826b33ca5d8..607925c8a99e050f0e1b042b531de6acc0290627 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc/Kconfig
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ config 44x
 
 config 8xx
 	bool "8xx"
+	select PPC_LIB_RHEAP
 
 config E200
 	bool "e200"
@@ -798,6 +799,7 @@ config CPM1
 config CPM2
 	bool
 	depends on 8260 || MPC8560 || MPC8555
+	select PPC_LIB_RHEAP
 	default y
 	help
 	  The CPM2 (Communications Processor Module) is a coprocessor on
@@ -1277,6 +1279,10 @@ config BOOT_LOAD
 config PIN_TLB
 	bool "Pinned Kernel TLBs (860 ONLY)"
 	depends on ADVANCED_OPTIONS && 8xx
+
+config PPC_LIB_RHEAP
+	bool
+
 endmenu
 
 source "net/Kconfig"