diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-meson/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-meson/Kconfig
index 2c1154e1794a30ab212c3b30bff017fef6130952..b289e8e1625f607222ac4882fbe36858bde566d0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-meson/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-meson/Kconfig
@@ -10,4 +10,9 @@ config MACH_MESON6
 	default ARCH_MESON
 	select MESON6_TIMER
 
+config MACH_MESON8
+	bool "Amlogic Meson8 SoCs support"
+	default ARCH_MESON
+	select MESON6_TIMER
+
 endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-meson/meson.c b/arch/arm/mach-meson/meson.c
index 5ee064f5a89f67930571ab27036dc0d47367b4d5..8f42d8fbb50575365c756de166b62a0f6a9efb37 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-meson/meson.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-meson/meson.c
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
 
-static const char * const m6_common_board_compat[] = {
+static const char * const meson_common_board_compat[] = {
 	"amlogic,meson6",
+	"amlogic,meson8",
 	NULL,
 };
 
-DT_MACHINE_START(AML8726_MX, "Amlogic Meson6 platform")
-	.dt_compat	= m6_common_board_compat,
+DT_MACHINE_START(MESON, "Amlogic Meson platform")
+	.dt_compat	= meson_common_board_compat,
 MACHINE_END
-