diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 7981355..29abdcc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -105,18 +105,8 @@ config KIRKWOOD
 	bool "Marvell Kirkwood"
 	select CPU_ARM926EJS
 
-config TARGET_DB_88F6820_GP
-	bool "Support DB-88F6820-GP"
-	select CPU_V7
-	select SUPPORT_SPL
-
-config TARGET_DB_MV784MP_GP
-	bool "Support db-mv784mp-gp"
-	select CPU_V7
-	select SUPPORT_SPL
-
-config TARGET_MAXBCM
-	bool "Support maxbcm"
+config ARCH_MVEBU
+	bool "Marvell MVEBU family (Armada XP/38x)"
 	select CPU_V7
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 
@@ -684,6 +674,8 @@ source "arch/arm/mach-keystone/Kconfig"
 
 source "arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/Kconfig"
 
+source "arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig"
+
 source "arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx7/Kconfig"
 
 source "arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/Kconfig"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1aa9640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+if ARCH_MVEBU
+
+choice
+	prompt "Marvell MVEBU (Armada XP/38x) board select"
+	optional
+
+config TARGET_DB_88F6820_GP
+	bool "Support DB-88F6820-GP"
+
+config TARGET_DB_MV784MP_GP
+	bool "Support db-mv784mp-gp"
+
+config TARGET_MAXBCM
+	bool "Support maxbcm"
+
+endchoice
+
+config SYS_SOC
+	default "mvebu"
+
+endif
diff --git a/board/Marvell/db-88f6820-gp/Kconfig b/board/Marvell/db-88f6820-gp/Kconfig
index b2e9115..f12b968 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/db-88f6820-gp/Kconfig
+++ b/board/Marvell/db-88f6820-gp/Kconfig
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ config SYS_BOARD
 config SYS_VENDOR
 	default "Marvell"
 
-config SYS_SOC
-	default "mvebu"
-
 config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
 	default "db-88f6820-gp"
 
diff --git a/board/Marvell/db-mv784mp-gp/Kconfig b/board/Marvell/db-mv784mp-gp/Kconfig
index d0b426e..428a5e1 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/db-mv784mp-gp/Kconfig
+++ b/board/Marvell/db-mv784mp-gp/Kconfig
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ config SYS_BOARD
 config SYS_VENDOR
 	default "Marvell"
 
-config SYS_SOC
-	default "mvebu"
-
 config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
 	default "db-mv784mp-gp"
 
diff --git a/board/maxbcm/Kconfig b/board/maxbcm/Kconfig
index e86aa16..2edccfe 100644
--- a/board/maxbcm/Kconfig
+++ b/board/maxbcm/Kconfig
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ if TARGET_MAXBCM
 config SYS_BOARD
 	default "maxbcm"
 
-config SYS_SOC
-	default "mvebu"
-
 config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
 	default "maxbcm"
 
diff --git a/configs/db-88f6820-gp_defconfig b/configs/db-88f6820-gp_defconfig
index e22f5f7..24647ce 100644
--- a/configs/db-88f6820-gp_defconfig
+++ b/configs/db-88f6820-gp_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_DB_88F6820_GP=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/db-mv784mp-gp_defconfig b/configs/db-mv784mp-gp_defconfig
index c9859a8..4e4da3c 100644
--- a/configs/db-mv784mp-gp_defconfig
+++ b/configs/db-mv784mp-gp_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_DB_MV784MP_GP=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/maxbcm_defconfig b/configs/maxbcm_defconfig
index b0b0d6c..5957997 100644
--- a/configs/maxbcm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/maxbcm_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MAXBCM=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set