diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
index 9e8101ecd63e..6cacdc8dd654 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ config CPU_V7
 	select CPU_CACHE_V7
 	select CPU_CACHE_VIPT
 	select CPU_COPY_V6 if MMU
-	select CPU_CP15_MMU
+	select CPU_CP15_MMU if MMU
+	select CPU_CP15_MPU if !MMU
 	select CPU_HAS_ASID if MMU
 	select CPU_PABRT_V7
 	select CPU_TLB_V7 if MMU