diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 1ad6fb6c094d..f048e1453db3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ config ARCH_IXP4XX
 	bool "IXP4xx-based"
 	depends on MMU
 	select ARCH_HAS_DMA_SET_COHERENT_MASK
+	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
 	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	select CLKSRC_MMIO
 	select CPU_XSCALE
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/Kconfig
index 30e1ebe3a891..c342dc4e8a45 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/Kconfig
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 if ARCH_IXP4XX
 
-config ARCH_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
-	bool
-	default y
-
 menu "Intel IXP4xx Implementation Options"
 
 comment "IXP4xx Platforms"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
index cd2c88e7a8f7..1f8fed94c2a4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
@@ -952,3 +952,9 @@ config ARCH_HAS_BARRIERS
 	help
 	  This option allows the use of custom mandatory barriers
 	  included via the mach/barriers.h file.
+
+config ARCH_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
+	bool
+	help
+	  This option specifies the architecture can support big endian
+	  operation.