diff --git a/arch/ppc/Kconfig b/arch/ppc/Kconfig
index b833cbcd77f0963829c488ff94d672b5a84b7be0..be4e629e69d0e007f499ac73f11bd690ae93df4d 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc/Kconfig
@@ -935,19 +935,11 @@ config NR_CPUS
 	depends on SMP
 	default "4"
 
-config PREEMPT
-	bool "Preemptible Kernel"
-	help
-	  This option reduces the latency of the kernel when reacting to
-	  real-time or interactive events by allowing a low priority process to
-	  be preempted even if it is in kernel mode executing a system call.
-
-	  Say Y here if you are building a kernel for a desktop, embedded
-	  or real-time system.  Say N if you are unsure.
-
 config HIGHMEM
 	bool "High memory support"
 
+source kernel/Kconfig.hz
+source kernel/Kconfig.preempt
 source "mm/Kconfig"
 
 source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
diff --git a/arch/ppc64/Kconfig b/arch/ppc64/Kconfig
index fdd8afba71527f058cad8d272c6b3f631f6e14dd..2ce87836c6711b76b8862eff790ce1b8c6f30d2b 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc64/Kconfig
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ config SCHED_SMT
 	  overhead in some places. If unsure say N here.
 
 source "kernel/Kconfig.preempt"
+source kernel/Kconfig.hz
 
 config EEH
 	bool "PCI Extended Error Handling (EEH)" if EMBEDDED