diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 684fa6456797..4b27edbdb799 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ config PPC_ADV_DEBUG_DAC_RANGE
 	depends on PPC_ADV_DEBUG_REGS && 44x
 	default y
 
+config PPC_EMULATE_SSTEP
+	bool
+	default y if KPROBES || UPROBES || XMON || HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
+
 source "init/Kconfig"
 
 source "kernel/Kconfig.freezer"
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
index fa48a4cc19a3..450433276699 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PPC64)	+= copypage_64.o copyuser_64.o \
 			   checksum_wrappers_64.o hweight_64.o \
 			   copyuser_power7.o string_64.o copypage_power7.o \
 			   memcpy_power7.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_XMON)	+= sstep.o ldstfp.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_KPROBES)	+= sstep.o ldstfp.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT)	+= sstep.o ldstfp.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_EMULATE_SSTEP)	+= sstep.o ldstfp.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC64),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)	+= locks.o