diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Kconfig
index 563f52c..b695c7e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Kconfig
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@
 	bool "SerDes initialization"
 	depends on !MPC83XX_SERDES
 
+config NEVER_ASSERT_ODT_TO_CPU
+	bool "Never assert ODT to internal IOs"
+
 source "board/freescale/mpc837xerdb/Kconfig"
 source "board/gdsys/mpc8308/Kconfig"
 
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h b/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
index 7b932eb..e0ac933 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@
 
 #define CFG_SYS_DDRCDR_VALUE	(DDRCDR_DHC_EN | DDRCDR_ODT | DDRCDR_Q_DRN)
 
-#undef CONFIG_NEVER_ASSERT_ODT_TO_CPU	/* Never assert ODT to internal IOs */
-
 /*
  * Manually set up DDR parameters
  */