diff --git a/board/sunxi/Kconfig b/board/sunxi/Kconfig
index 64d2af8460eac692c963a3b56eaac8c4bfe40ad0..8e273968dd0e5e2fb9f2555cb4baa873b4eb82a0 100644
--- a/board/sunxi/Kconfig
+++ b/board/sunxi/Kconfig
@@ -53,14 +53,20 @@ config MACH_SUN7I
 config MACH_SUN8I_A23
 	bool "sun8i (Allwinner A23)"
 	select CPU_V7
+	select CPU_V7_HAS_NONSEC
+	select CPU_V7_HAS_VIRT
 	select SUNXI_GEN_SUN6I
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
+	select ARMV7_BOOT_SEC_DEFAULT if OLD_SUNXI_KERNEL_COMPAT
 
 config MACH_SUN8I_A33
 	bool "sun8i (Allwinner A33)"
 	select CPU_V7
+	select CPU_V7_HAS_NONSEC
+	select CPU_V7_HAS_VIRT
 	select SUNXI_GEN_SUN6I
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
+	select ARMV7_BOOT_SEC_DEFAULT if OLD_SUNXI_KERNEL_COMPAT
 
 config MACH_SUN9I
 	bool "sun9i (Allwinner A80)"
diff --git a/include/configs/sun8i.h b/include/configs/sun8i.h
index cd3375889e38bc930f30191efd3bc7f72fbe2a4c..fe8c511448b517d5a617ce30ba84c94c213d2a3c 100644
--- a/include/configs/sun8i.h
+++ b/include/configs/sun8i.h
@@ -20,11 +20,17 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SUNXI_USB_PHYS	2
 
+#define CONFIG_ARMV7_PSCI		1
 #if defined(CONFIG_MACH_SUN8I_A23)
+#define CONFIG_ARMV7_PSCI_NR_CPUS	2
 #define CONFIG_NAND_SUNXI_GPC_PORTS	{16, 17, 18}
 #elif defined(CONFIG_MACH_SUN8I_A33)
+#define CONFIG_ARMV7_PSCI_NR_CPUS	4
 #define CONFIG_NAND_SUNXI_GPC_PORTS	{16}
+#else
+#error Unsupported sun8i variant
 #endif
+#define CONFIG_TIMER_CLK_FREQ		24000000
 
 /*
  * Include common sunxi configuration where most the settings are