diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 5959e36c3b4c..4a63a8e2e452 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ config GENERIC_ISA_DMA
 config FIQ
 	bool
 
+config ARCH_MTD_XIP
+	bool
+
 source "init/Kconfig"
 
 menu "System Type"
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ config ARCH_L7200
 
 config ARCH_PXA
 	bool "PXA2xx-based"
+	select ARCH_MTD_XIP
 
 config ARCH_RPC
 	bool "RiscPC"
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ config ARCH_SA1100
 	bool "SA1100-based"
 	select ISA
 	select ARCH_DISCONTIGMEM_ENABLE
+	select ARCH_MTD_XIP
 
 config ARCH_S3C2410
 	bool "Samsung S3C2410"
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig
index effa0d7a73ac..205bb7083335 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ config MTD_JEDEC
 
 config MTD_XIP
 	bool "XIP aware MTD support"
-	depends on !SMP && (MTD_CFI_INTELEXT || MTD_CFI_AMDSTD) && EXPERIMENTAL && ARM
+	depends on !SMP && (MTD_CFI_INTELEXT || MTD_CFI_AMDSTD) && EXPERIMENTAL && ARCH_MTD_XIP
 	default y if XIP_KERNEL
 	help
 	  This allows MTD support to work with flash memory which is also