diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 50be303e525dc959ab0709c84dc718eb71e8fe53..4c22242b396f7f49dd86a02b2da56becc82fd3ff 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -568,11 +568,15 @@ config FSL_GTM
 config MCA
 	bool
 
+# Platforms that what PCI turned unconditionally just do select PCI
+# in their config node.  Platforms that want to choose at config
+# time should select PPC_PCI_CHOICE
+config PPC_PCI_CHOICE
+	bool
+
 config PCI
-	bool "PCI support" if 40x || CPM2 || PPC_83xx || PPC_85xx || PPC_86xx \
-		|| PPC_MPC52xx || (EMBEDDED && (PPC_PSERIES || PPC_ISERIES)) \
-		|| PPC_PS3 || 44x
-	default y if !40x && !CPM2 && !8xx && !PPC_MPC512x && !PPC_83xx \
+	bool "PCI support" if PPC_PCI_CHOICE
+	default y if !40x && !CPM2 && !8xx && !PPC_83xx \
 		&& !PPC_85xx && !PPC_86xx
 	default PCI_PERMEDIA if !4xx && !CPM2 && !8xx
 	default PCI_QSPAN if !4xx && !CPM2 && 8xx
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Kconfig
index acd2fc8cf492086c83fecc7f69469c62b7c03c06..d664b1bce381afcc30b2988f4beb1d28e1508df0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config PPC_MPC52xx
 	depends on PPC_MULTIPLATFORM && PPC32
 	select FSL_SOC
 	select PPC_CLOCK
+	select PPC_PCI_CHOICE
 
 config PPC_MPC5200_SIMPLE
 	bool "Generic support for simple MPC5200 based boards"
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/Kconfig
index 27d9bf86de011897fc775ebc7132ae411fa1850a..a95298810c1c1bcd5bd64d8f169524fd5607b07c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ menuconfig PPC_83xx
 	bool "83xx-based boards"
 	depends on 6xx && PPC_MULTIPLATFORM
 	select PPC_UDBG_16550
+	select PPC_PCI_CHOICE
 	select PPC_INDIRECT_PCI
 	select FSL_SOC
 	select IPIC
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/Kconfig
index cebea5cadbc1e30cd94cd77f63c5dba03cea93fa..cccc85a650416d654085fa15846fc349c3481b5c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/Kconfig
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ menuconfig MPC85xx
 	bool "Machine Type"
 	depends on PPC_85xx
 	select PPC_UDBG_16550
-	select PPC_INDIRECT_PCI if PCI
 	select MPIC
+	select PPC_PCI_CHOICE
 	select FSL_PCI if PCI
 	select SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ if SERIAL_8250
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/Kconfig
index 80a81e02bb55ac820cf440066694f0a8d9e2e9d6..8ce10b233cdef81fc8c35b1fabccfcc6695d780c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/Kconfig
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ endif
 
 config MPC8641
 	bool
+	select PPC_PCI_CHOICE
 	select FSL_PCI if PCI
 	select PPC_UDBG_16550
 	select MPIC
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ config MPC8641
 
 config MPC8610
 	bool
+	select PPC_PCI_CHOICE
 	select FSL_PCI if PCI
 	select PPC_UDBG_16550
 	select MPIC
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
index 690c1f46e698401c0c1df535fd6f85296d9a31c7..efe5805eecbebb369ee840c662f28d1d838342b5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ config CPM2
 	depends on MPC85xx || 8260
 	select CPM
 	select PPC_LIB_RHEAP
+	select PPC_PCI_CHOICE
 	help
 	  The CPM2 (Communications Processor Module) is a coprocessor on
 	  embedded CPUs made by Freescale.  Selecting this option means that
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index 5bc4b611ff882b715d5bfb0baa7982810ddbd96f..90e57e12313babebee06cac695a67322d1235a25 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ config 40x
 	select PPC_DCR_NATIVE
 	select PPC_UDBG_16550
 	select 4xx_SOC
+	select PPC_PCI_CHOICE
 
 config 44x
 	bool "AMCC 44x"
 	select PPC_DCR_NATIVE
 	select PPC_UDBG_16550
 	select 4xx_SOC
+	select PPC_PCI_CHOICE
 
 config E200
 	bool "Freescale e200"
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig
index 761d9e971fc4bacb5413efc9dd4b02cb3da4bd8c..ea3e541ac74f306d1dee49cedc96dad2d8ebbdad 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config PPC_ISERIES
 	bool "IBM Legacy iSeries"
 	depends on PPC_MULTIPLATFORM && PPC64
 	select PPC_INDIRECT_IO
+	select PPC_PCI_CHOICE if EMBEDDED
 
 menu "iSeries device drivers"
 	depends on PPC_ISERIES
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig
index a5f4e95dfc3d277732767f2c887ac56bd0e56187..920cf7a454b1d26df440baf93409dad33c9b2394 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config PPC_PS3
 	select USB_ARCH_HAS_EHCI
 	select USB_EHCI_BIG_ENDIAN_MMIO
 	select MEMORY_HOTPLUG
+	select PPC_PCI_CHOICE
 	help
 	  This option enables support for the Sony PS3 game console
 	  and other platforms using the PS3 hypervisor.  Enabling this
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
index 07fe5b69b9e25f8c1c930c18a28a29920e525c89..757c0296e0b83e7456d28f5402f5db3c5918d4f4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config PPC_PSERIES
 	select RTAS_ERROR_LOGGING
 	select PPC_UDBG_16550
 	select PPC_NATIVE
+	select PPC_PCI_CHOICE if EMBEDDED
 	default y
 
 config PPC_SPLPAR