diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig
index c520cfd3b29805440508acff0a8748b5956fee11..5272f9d4dda9448faece5a061d413c71620f6da4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ config FEC
 	bool "FEC ethernet controller (of ColdFire and some i.MX CPUs)"
 	depends on (M523x || M527x || M5272 || M528x || M520x || M532x || \
 		   ARCH_MXC || ARCH_MXS)
+	default ARCH_MXC || ARCH_MXS if ARM
 	select PHYLIB
 	---help---
 	  Say Y here if you want to use the built-in 10/100 Fast ethernet