diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 27ec471fb5bb..d3f5674bece8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1251,6 +1251,7 @@ source "kernel/time/Kconfig"
 config SMP
 	bool "Symmetric Multi-Processing (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on CPU_V6K || CPU_V7
 	depends on GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	depends on REALVIEW_EB_ARM11MP || REALVIEW_EB_A9MP || \
 		 MACH_REALVIEW_PB11MP || MACH_REALVIEW_PBX || ARCH_OMAP4 || \