diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig
index e15dff790dbb..1e6c51c7c2d5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ config ARCH_SH7372
 	select ARM_CPU_SUSPEND if PM || CPU_IDLE
 	select CPU_V7
 	select SH_CLK_CPG
+	select SH_INTC
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_SH_CMT
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_SH_TMU
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ config ARCH_SH73A0
 	select CPU_V7
 	select I2C
 	select SH_CLK_CPG
+	select SH_INTC
 	select RENESAS_INTC_IRQPIN
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_SH_CMT
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_SH_TMU
diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index 453fa5c09550..b319846ad97f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ menu "System type"
 #
 config CPU_SH2
 	bool
+	select SH_INTC
 
 config CPU_SH2A
 	bool
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ config CPU_SH3
 	bool
 	select CPU_HAS_INTEVT
 	select CPU_HAS_SR_RB
+	select SH_INTC
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_SH_TMU
 
 config CPU_SH4
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ config CPU_SH4
 	select CPU_HAS_INTEVT
 	select CPU_HAS_SR_RB
 	select CPU_HAS_FPU if !CPU_SH4AL_DSP
+	select SH_INTC
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_SH_TMU
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HUGETLBFS if MMU
 
diff --git a/drivers/sh/Makefile b/drivers/sh/Makefile
index 788ed9b59b4e..114203f32843 100644
--- a/drivers/sh/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/sh/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for the SuperH specific drivers.
 #
-obj-$(CONFIG_SUPERH)			+= intc/
-obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SHMOBILE_LEGACY)	+= intc/
+obj-$(CONFIG_SH_INTC)			+= intc/
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_COMMON_CLK),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_CLK)			+= clk/
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/sh/intc/Kconfig b/drivers/sh/intc/Kconfig
index 60228fae943f..6a1b05ddc8c9 100644
--- a/drivers/sh/intc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/sh/intc/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 config SH_INTC
-	def_bool y
+	bool
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 
+if SH_INTC
+
 comment "Interrupt controller options"
 
 config INTC_USERIMASK
@@ -37,3 +39,5 @@ config INTC_MAPPING_DEBUG
 	  between system IRQs and the per-controller id tables.
 
 	  If in doubt, say N.
+
+endif