diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 12e9ea4..cbb2a2a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -329,6 +329,12 @@
 	default 64 if SYS_CACHE_SHIFT_6
 	default 32 if SYS_CACHE_SHIFT_5
 
+config ARCH_CPU_INIT
+	bool "Enable ARCH_CPU_INIT"
+	help
+	  Some architectures require a call to arch_cpu_init()
+	  Say Y here to enable it
+
 config SYS_ARCH_TIMER
 	bool "ARM Generic Timer support"
 	depends on CPU_V7A || ARM64
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-lpc32xx/config.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-lpc32xx/config.h
index 471a336..0836091 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-lpc32xx/config.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-lpc32xx/config.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 
 /* Basic CPU architecture */
-#define CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_INIT
 
 /* UART configuration */
 #if	(CONFIG_SYS_LPC32XX_UART == 1) || (CONFIG_SYS_LPC32XX_UART == 2) || \
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/at91rm9200.h b/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/at91rm9200.h
index d45343b..3412df0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/at91rm9200.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/at91rm9200.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #ifndef __AT91RM9200_H__
 #define __AT91RM9200_H__
 
-#define CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_INIT	/* we need arch_cpu_init() for hw timers */
 #define CONFIG_AT91_GPIO	/* and require always gpio features */
 
 /* Periperial Identifiers */