diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 5e2185432ad3..06b72771ae22 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
 	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 	select HAVE_LMB
-	select HAVE_DMA_ATTRS
+	select HAVE_DMA_ATTRS if PPC64
 
 config EARLY_PRINTK
 	bool