diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/kirkwood_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/kirkwood_defconfig
index 13482ea58b09..93f3794ba5cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/kirkwood_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/kirkwood_defconfig
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ CONFIG_AEABI=y
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0
 CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=y
-CONFIG_CPU_IDLE_KIRKWOOD=y
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_PACKET=y
 CONFIG_UNIX=y
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/Kconfig b/drivers/cpuidle/Kconfig
index 071e2c3eec4f..c4cc27e5c8a5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/Kconfig
@@ -39,10 +39,4 @@ config CPU_IDLE_CALXEDA
 	help
 	  Select this to enable cpuidle on Calxeda processors.
 
-config CPU_IDLE_KIRKWOOD
-	bool "CPU Idle Driver for Kirkwood processors"
-	depends on ARCH_KIRKWOOD
-	help
-	  Select this to enable cpuidle on Kirkwood processors.
-
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/Makefile b/drivers/cpuidle/Makefile
index 24c6e7d945ed..0d8bd55e776f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/Makefile
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ obj-y += cpuidle.o driver.o governor.o sysfs.o governors/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_NEEDS_CPU_IDLE_COUPLED) += coupled.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_IDLE_CALXEDA) += cpuidle-calxeda.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_IDLE_KIRKWOOD) += cpuidle-kirkwood.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_KIRKWOOD) += cpuidle-kirkwood.o