diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
index c617777f3c9a8948becb694ab24290d9d127ab55..21cf8e620b7048e3dcc8ee1bac42128813616c4f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 menu "Platform selection"
 
+config ARCH_SUNXI
+	bool "Allwinner sunxi 64-bit SoC Family"
+	help
+	  This enables support for Allwinner sunxi based SoCs like the A64.
+
 config ARCH_ALPINE
 	bool "Annapurna Labs Alpine platform"
 	select ALPINE_MSI
diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
index 73db43c2e71f31163054f7c89c45e08b593f9018..a70b128a535f3b9b92338a95e02e9485e922565b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
+CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_ALPINE=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_BCM_IPROC=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_BERLIN=y
@@ -143,6 +144,9 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_XILINX_PS_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_MVEBU_UART=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_HW_RANDOM is not set
+CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
+CONFIG_I2C_MV64XXX=y
 CONFIG_I2C_QUP=y
 CONFIG_I2C_UNIPHIER_F=y
 CONFIG_I2C_RCAR=y
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ CONFIG_SPI_QUP=y
 CONFIG_SPMI=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_MSM8916=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_QCOM_SPMI_PMIC=y
+CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_PL061=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_RCAR=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_XGENE=y
@@ -198,8 +203,10 @@ CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_PLTFM=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_TEGRA=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SPI=y
+CONFIG_MMC_SUNXI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_DW=y
 CONFIG_MMC_DW_EXYNOS=y
+CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK_MINORS=16
 CONFIG_NEW_LEDS=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_SYSCON=y
@@ -209,6 +216,7 @@ CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_CPU=y
 CONFIG_RTC_CLASS=y
 CONFIG_RTC_DRV_EFI=y
 CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PL031=y
+CONFIG_RTC_DRV_SUN6I=y
 CONFIG_RTC_DRV_XGENE=y
 CONFIG_DMADEVICES=y
 CONFIG_QCOM_BAM_DMA=y