diff --git a/drivers/parport/Kconfig b/drivers/parport/Kconfig
index 70694ce38be2..f5366850af7a 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/parport/Kconfig
@@ -31,13 +31,17 @@ menuconfig PARPORT
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
+config ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
+	bool
+	help
+	  Select this config option from the architecture Kconfig if
+	  the architecture might have PC parallel port hardware.
+
 if PARPORT
 
 config PARPORT_PC
 	tristate "PC-style hardware"
-	depends on (!SPARC64 || PCI) && !SPARC32 && !M32R && !FRV && !S390 && \
-		(!M68K || ISA) && !MN10300 && !AVR32 && !BLACKFIN && \
-		!XTENSA && !CRIS && !H8300
+	depends on ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
 
 	---help---
 	  You should say Y here if you have a PC-style parallel port. All