diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index d986769a7d90..06880ca677f4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -781,15 +781,10 @@ config X86_MCE
 	  The action the kernel takes depends on the severity of the problem,
 	  ranging from warning messages to halting the machine.
 
-config X86_NEW_MCE
-	depends on X86_MCE
-	bool
-	default y
-
 config X86_MCE_INTEL
 	def_bool y
 	prompt "Intel MCE features"
-	depends on X86_NEW_MCE && X86_LOCAL_APIC
+	depends on X86_MCE && X86_LOCAL_APIC
 	---help---
 	   Additional support for intel specific MCE features such as
 	   the thermal monitor.
@@ -797,7 +792,7 @@ config X86_MCE_INTEL
 config X86_MCE_AMD
 	def_bool y
 	prompt "AMD MCE features"
-	depends on X86_NEW_MCE && X86_LOCAL_APIC
+	depends on X86_MCE && X86_LOCAL_APIC
 	---help---
 	   Additional support for AMD specific MCE features such as
 	   the DRAM Error Threshold.
@@ -817,7 +812,7 @@ config X86_MCE_THRESHOLD
 	default y
 
 config X86_MCE_INJECT
-	depends on X86_NEW_MCE
+	depends on X86_MCE
 	tristate "Machine check injector support"
 	---help---
 	  Provide support for injecting machine checks for testing purposes.
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/entry_arch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/entry_arch.h
index ff8cbfa07851..5e3f2044f0d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/entry_arch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/entry_arch.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ BUILD_INTERRUPT(thermal_interrupt,THERMAL_APIC_VECTOR)
 BUILD_INTERRUPT(threshold_interrupt,THRESHOLD_APIC_VECTOR)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_NEW_MCE
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
 BUILD_INTERRUPT(mce_self_interrupt,MCE_SELF_VECTOR)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/nmi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/nmi.c
index b3025b43b63a..f4227289caf7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/nmi.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static inline unsigned int get_nmi_count(int cpu)
 
 static inline int mce_in_progress(void)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86_NEW_MCE)
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86_MCE)
 	return atomic_read(&mce_entry) > 0;
 #endif
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/Makefile
index 022a036ce21b..4ac6d48fe11b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-obj-y				=  mce.o
+obj-y				=  mce.o mce-severity.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_NEW_MCE)	+= mce-severity.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_ANCIENT_MCE)	+= winchip.o p5.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MCE_INTEL)	+= mce_intel.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MCE_AMD)	+= mce_amd.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
index b0cdde6932f5..74656d1d4e30 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int show_other_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, int prec)
 	seq_printf(p, "  Threshold APIC interrupts\n");
 # endif
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_NEW_MCE
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
 	seq_printf(p, "%*s: ", prec, "MCE");
 	for_each_online_cpu(j)
 		seq_printf(p, "%10u ", per_cpu(mce_exception_count, j));
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ u64 arch_irq_stat_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	sum += irq_stats(cpu)->irq_threshold_count;
 # endif
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_NEW_MCE
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
 	sum += per_cpu(mce_exception_count, cpu);
 	sum += per_cpu(mce_poll_count, cpu);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irqinit.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irqinit.c
index 696f0e475c2d..8a194ad357ed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irqinit.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irqinit.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static void __init apic_intr_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_THRESHOLD
 	alloc_intr_gate(THRESHOLD_APIC_VECTOR, threshold_interrupt);
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86_NEW_MCE) && defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86_MCE) && defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)
 	alloc_intr_gate(MCE_SELF_VECTOR, mce_self_interrupt);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index 4c578751e94e..cc26ad4c3070 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ static void do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs)
 void
 do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, void *unused, __u32 thread_info_flags)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_NEW_MCE
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
 	/* notify userspace of pending MCEs */
 	if (thread_info_flags & _TIF_MCE_NOTIFY)
 		mce_notify_process();