diff --git a/src/cpu/mips/Kconfig b/src/cpu/mips/Kconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index 69cb9a55f6..0000000000
--- a/src/cpu/mips/Kconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This file is part of the coreboot project.
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2014 Imagination Technologies
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of
-# the License.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-
-config CPU_MIPS
-	bool
-	select ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_MIPS
-	select ARCH_VERSTAGE_MIPS
-	select ARCH_ROMSTAGE_MIPS
-	select ARCH_RAMSTAGE_MIPS
diff --git a/src/soc/imgtec/pistachio/Kconfig b/src/soc/imgtec/pistachio/Kconfig
index 2e28174329..5ea6b95107 100644
--- a/src/soc/imgtec/pistachio/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/imgtec/pistachio/Kconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 #
 
 config CPU_IMGTEC_PISTACHIO
-	select CPU_MIPS
+	select ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_MIPS
+	select ARCH_VERSTAGE_MIPS
+	select ARCH_ROMSTAGE_MIPS
+	select ARCH_RAMSTAGE_MIPS
 	select GENERIC_UDELAY
 	select HAVE_MONOTONIC_TIMER
 	select HAVE_UART_SPECIAL