diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/Kconfig
index cd19309..37ce06f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/Kconfig
@@ -247,11 +247,13 @@ config MACH_COLIBRI300
 	select PXA3xx
 	select CPU_PXA300
 	select CPU_PXA310
+	select HAS_NET_AX88796
 
 config MACH_COLIBRI320
 	bool "Toradex Colibri PXA320"
 	select PXA3xx
 	select CPU_PXA320
+	select HAS_NET_AX88796
 
 config MACH_COLIBRI_EVALBOARD
 	bool "Toradex Colibri Evaluation Carrier Board support"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig
index 7245a55..d665f92 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ config ARCH_BAST
 	select S3C_DEV_HWMON
 	select S3C_DEV_USB_HOST
 	select S3C_DEV_NAND
+	select HAS_NET_AX88796
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you are using the Simtec Electronics EB2410ITX
 	  development board (also known as BAST)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2440/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2440/Kconfig
index 50825a3..7ddbd22 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2440/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2440/Kconfig
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ config MACH_ANUBIS
 	select S3C24XX_GPIO_EXTRA64
 	select S3C2440_XTAL_12000000
 	select S3C_DEV_USB_HOST
+	select HAS_NET_AX88796
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you are using the Simtec Electronics ANUBIS
 	  development system
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/Kconfig b/arch/sh/boards/Kconfig
index d893411..f23f332 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/Kconfig
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ config SH_HIGHLANDER
 	depends on CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7780 || CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7785
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_PCI
 	select IO_TRAPPED if MMU
+	select HAS_NET_AX88796
 
 config SH_SH7757LCR
 	bool "SH7757LCR"
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index be25e92..85d18c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -237,13 +237,16 @@ source "drivers/net/arm/Kconfig"
 
 config AX88796
 	tristate "ASIX AX88796 NE2000 clone support"
-	depends on ARM || MIPS || SUPERH
+	depends on HAS_NET_AX88796
 	select PHYLIB
 	select MDIO_BITBANG
 	help
 	  AX88796 driver, using platform bus to provide
 	  chip detection and resources
 
+config HAS_NET_AX88796
+	bool
+
 config AX88796_93CX6
 	bool "ASIX AX88796 external 93CX6 eeprom support"
 	depends on AX88796