diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 350a990fc7196d3883a429e89e64dbb046c5c0b0..659e0079487f874df77b871d7e0e18b4de88fb54 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ config BCM47XX
 	select LEDS_GPIO_REGISTER
 	select BCM47XX_NVRAM
 	select BCM47XX_SPROM
+	select BCM47XX_SSB if !BCM47XX_BCMA
 	help
 	 Support for BCM47XX based boards