diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 2bd9b7fb0f6c..0673dbedb241 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ config ARCH_SPARSEMEM_ENABLE
 
 config ARCH_SPARSEMEM_DEFAULT
 	def_bool y
-	depends on SMP && PPC_PSERIES
+	depends on (SMP && PPC_PSERIES) || PPC_CELL
 
 config ARCH_POPULATES_NODE_MAP
 	def_bool y