diff --git a/drivers/dma/Kconfig b/drivers/dma/Kconfig
index 1993c1d31dfea12c19ef05cdef538850a3e1a69b..e81ae96673ce37baceb240c67f976cd4784d8af3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/dma/Kconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ config BCM6348_IUDMA
 
 config TI_EDMA3
 	bool "TI EDMA3 driver"
+	select DMA_LEGACY
 	help
 	  Enable the TI EDMA3 driver for DRA7xx and AM43xx evms.
 	  This driver support data transfer between memory
@@ -57,6 +58,15 @@ config APBH_DMA_BURST8
 
 endif
 
+config DMA_LEGACY
+	bool "Legacy DMA support"
+	default y if FSLDMAFEC
+	help
+	  Enable legacy DMA support. This does not use driver model and should
+	  be migrated to the new API.
+
+	  It is required for some PowerPC boards.
+
 source "drivers/dma/ti/Kconfig"
 
 endmenu # menu "DMA Support"