diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index ef4c4b8fc547..ee87cb37c580 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -371,10 +371,16 @@ config PPC_PERF_CTRS
        help
          This enables the powerpc-specific perf_event back-end.
 
+config FORCE_SMP
+	# Allow platforms to force SMP=y by selecting this
+	bool
+	default n
+	select SMP
+
 config SMP
 	depends on PPC_BOOK3S || PPC_BOOK3E || FSL_BOOKE || PPC_47x
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_MIGRATION
-	bool "Symmetric multi-processing support"
+	bool "Symmetric multi-processing support" if !FORCE_SMP
 	---help---
 	  This enables support for systems with more than one CPU. If you have
 	  a system with only one CPU, say N. If you have a system with more