diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
index 9409ae369517..1f075be7717f 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ config IRQ_PER_CPU
 	depends on SMP
 	default y
 
+config HAVE_LEGACY_PER_CPU_AREA
+	def_bool y
+	depends on SMP
+
 config BF_REV_MIN
 	int
 	default 0 if (BF51x || BF52x || (BF54x && !BF54xM))