diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
index 9b00074..d6dcbe0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
@@ -143,3 +143,4 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_MX7) += mx7/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MX7ULP) += mx7ulp/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MX8M) += mx8m/
+obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_IMX8) += imx8/
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28910c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+if ARCH_IMX8
+
+config IMX8
+	bool
+
+config IMX8QXP
+	select IMX8
+	bool
+
+config SYS_SOC
+	default "imx8"
+
+endif