diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx/imx-regs.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx/imx-regs.h
index ec94ba9..4de0779 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx/imx-regs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx/imx-regs.h
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _IMX_REGS_H
 #define _IMX_REGS_H
+
+#define ARCH_MXC
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *  Motorola IMX system registers
  * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx25/imx-regs.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx25/imx-regs.h
index cf925d7..672f9d7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx25/imx-regs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx25/imx-regs.h
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@
 
 #endif
 
+#define ARCH_MXC
+
 /* AIPS 1 */
 #define IMX_AIPS1_BASE		(0x43F00000)
 #define IMX_MAX_BASE		(0x43F04000)
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx27/imx-regs.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx27/imx-regs.h
index f78d5f2..2f6c823 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx27/imx-regs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx27/imx-regs.h
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@
 
 #endif
 
+#define ARCH_MXC
+
 #define IMX_IO_BASE		0x10000000
 
 #define IMX_AIPI1_BASE		(0x00000 + IMX_IO_BASE)
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx31/imx-regs.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx31/imx-regs.h
index bba37ac..1dd952c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx31/imx-regs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx31/imx-regs.h
@@ -541,6 +541,8 @@
 
 #endif
 
+#define ARCH_MXC
+
 #define __REG(x)     (*((volatile u32 *)(x)))
 #define __REG16(x)   (*((volatile u16 *)(x)))
 #define __REG8(x)    (*((volatile u8 *)(x)))
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx35/imx-regs.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx35/imx-regs.h
index 3083df0..2c6e59c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx35/imx-regs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx35/imx-regs.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ARCH_MX35_H
 #define __ASM_ARCH_MX35_H
 
+#define ARCH_MXC
+
 /*
  * IRAM
  */
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx5/imx-regs.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx5/imx-regs.h
index c53465f..d1ef15d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx5/imx-regs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx5/imx-regs.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ARCH_MX5_IMX_REGS_H__
 #define __ASM_ARCH_MX5_IMX_REGS_H__
 
+#define ARCH_MXC
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_MX51)
 #define IRAM_BASE_ADDR		0x1FFE0000	/* internal ram */
 #define IPU_SOC_BASE_ADDR	0x40000000
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx6/imx-regs.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx6/imx-regs.h
index b89dfe5..8834c59 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx6/imx-regs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx6/imx-regs.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ARCH_MX6_IMX_REGS_H__
 #define __ASM_ARCH_MX6_IMX_REGS_H__
 
+#define ARCH_MXC
+
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE	32
 
 #define ROMCP_ARB_BASE_ADDR             0x00000000