diff --git a/default-configs/arm-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/arm-softmmu.mak
index 7671ee278a..b00c2e150e 100644
--- a/default-configs/arm-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/arm-softmmu.mak
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI01=y
 CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI02=y
 CONFIG_MICRODRIVE=y
 CONFIG_USB_MUSB=y
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_SYSBUS=y
 
 CONFIG_ARM11MPCORE=y
 CONFIG_A9MPCORE=y
diff --git a/hw/usb/Makefile.objs b/hw/usb/Makefile.objs
index 3fe4dff3bd..0ccd477577 100644
--- a/hw/usb/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/usb/Makefile.objs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ common-obj-y += libhw.o
 # usb host adapters
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_USB_UHCI) += hcd-uhci.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_USB_OHCI) += hcd-ohci.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_USB_EHCI) += hcd-ehci.o hcd-ehci-pci.o hcd-ehci-sysbus.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_USB_EHCI) += hcd-ehci.o hcd-ehci-pci.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_USB_EHCI_SYSBUS) += hcd-ehci-sysbus.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI) += hcd-xhci.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_USB_MUSB) += hcd-musb.o