--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@ cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON) += -W
 endif
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CAVIUM_CN63XXP1) += -Wa,-mfix-cn63xxp1
 
+#
+# Atheros AR71xx
+#
+core-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX)	+= arch/mips/ar71xx/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ar71xx
+load-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX)	+= 0xffffffff80060000
+
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_R4000_WORKAROUNDS)	+= $(call cc-option,-mfix-r4000,)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_R4400_WORKAROUNDS)	+= $(call cc-option,-mfix-r4400,)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_DADDI_WORKAROUNDS)	+= $(call cc-option,-mno-daddi,)
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -84,6 +84,23 @@ config ATH79
 	help
 	  Support for the Atheros AR71XX/AR724X/AR913X SoCs.
 
+config ATHEROS_AR71XX
+	bool "Atheros AR71xx based boards"
+	select CEVT_R4K
+	select CSRC_R4K
+	select DMA_NONCOHERENT
+	select HW_HAS_PCI
+	select IRQ_CPU
+	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
+	select SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
+	select SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS32_R2
+	select SYS_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
+	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
+	select SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK
+	select MIPS_MACHINE
+	help
+	  Support for Atheros AR71xx based boards.
+
 config BCM47XX
 	bool "Broadcom BCM47XX based boards"
 	select CEVT_R4K
@@ -739,6 +756,7 @@ config CAVIUM_OCTEON_REFERENCE_BOARD
 endchoice
 
 source "arch/mips/alchemy/Kconfig"
+source "arch/mips/ar71xx/Kconfig"
 source "arch/mips/ath79/Kconfig"
 source "arch/mips/bcm63xx/Kconfig"
 source "arch/mips/jazz/Kconfig"