diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index ccf2a84..4f597b7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -668,6 +668,12 @@
 	  targeted at media players and tablet computers. We currently
 	  support the S905 (GXBaby) 64-bit SoC.
 
+config ARCH_IMX8
+	bool "NXP i.MX8 platform"
+	select ARM64
+	select DM
+	select OF_CONTROL
+
 config ARCH_MX8M
 	bool "NXP i.MX8M platform"
 	select ARM64
@@ -1407,6 +1413,8 @@
 
 source "arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7ulp/Kconfig"
 
+source "arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/Kconfig"
+
 source "arch/arm/mach-imx/mx8m/Kconfig"
 
 source "arch/arm/mach-imx/mxs/Kconfig"
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