diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Kconfig
index 5f9d036e371..e41f4d1f9a3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Kconfig
@@ -64,12 +64,14 @@ config TARGET_MPC8349ITX
 
 config TARGET_MPC837XEMDS
 	bool "Support MPC837XEMDS"
+	select ARCH_MPC837X
 	select BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
 	imply CMD_SATA
 	imply FSL_SATA
 
 config TARGET_MPC837XERDB
 	bool "Support MPC837XERDB"
+	select ARCH_MPC837X
 	select BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
 
 config TARGET_IDS8313
@@ -151,6 +153,9 @@ config ARCH_MPC8349
 config ARCH_MPC8360
 	bool
 
+config ARCH_MPC837X
+	bool
+
 source "board/esd/vme8349/Kconfig"
 source "board/freescale/mpc8308rdb/Kconfig"
 source "board/freescale/mpc8313erdb/Kconfig"
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/speed.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/speed.c
index ed77675a8ea..668ed27862b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/speed.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/speed.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 
 	u32 csb_clk;
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	u32 tsec1_clk;
 	u32 tsec2_clk;
 	u32 usbdr_clk;
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 	u32 brg_clk;
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	u32 pciexp1_clk;
 	u32 pciexp2_clk;
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_MPC837x) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315)
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315)
 	u32 sata_clk;
 #endif
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 	sccr = im->clk.sccr;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	switch ((sccr & SCCR_TSEC1CM) >> SCCR_TSEC1CM_SHIFT) {
 	case 0:
 		tsec1_clk = 0;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC830X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	switch ((sccr & SCCR_USBDRCM) >> SCCR_USBDRCM_SHIFT) {
 	case 0:
 		usbdr_clk = 0;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	switch ((sccr & SCCR_TSEC2CM) >> SCCR_TSEC2CM_SHIFT) {
 	case 0:
 		tsec2_clk = 0;
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 	i2c1_clk = enc_clk;
 #elif defined(CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC)
 	i2c1_clk = sdhc_clk;
-#elif defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	i2c1_clk = enc_clk;
 #elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8309)
 	i2c1_clk = csb_clk;
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	switch ((sccr & SCCR_PCIEXP1CM) >> SCCR_PCIEXP1CM_SHIFT) {
 	case 0:
 		pciexp1_clk = 0;
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 	}
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_MPC837x) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315)
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315)
 	switch ((sccr & SCCR_SATA1CM) >> SCCR_SATA1CM_SHIFT) {
 	case 0:
 		sata_clk = 0;
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 
 	gd->arch.csb_clk = csb_clk;
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	gd->arch.tsec1_clk = tsec1_clk;
 	gd->arch.tsec2_clk = tsec2_clk;
 	gd->arch.usbdr_clk = usbdr_clk;
@@ -484,11 +484,11 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 	gd->arch.brg_clk = brg_clk;
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	gd->arch.pciexp1_clk = pciexp1_clk;
 	gd->arch.pciexp2_clk = pciexp2_clk;
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_MPC837x) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315)
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315)
 	gd->arch.sata_clk = sata_clk;
 #endif
 	gd->pci_clk = pci_sync_in;
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ static int do_clocks(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 	       strmhz(buf, gd->arch.sdhc_clk));
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	printf("  TSEC1:               %-4s MHz\n",
 	       strmhz(buf, gd->arch.tsec1_clk));
 	printf("  TSEC2:               %-4s MHz\n",
@@ -575,13 +575,13 @@ static int do_clocks(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 	       strmhz(buf, gd->arch.usbmph_clk));
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	printf("  PCIEXP1:             %-4s MHz\n",
 	       strmhz(buf, gd->arch.pciexp1_clk));
 	printf("  PCIEXP2:             %-4s MHz\n",
 	       strmhz(buf, gd->arch.pciexp2_clk));
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_MPC837x) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315)
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315)
 	printf("  SATA:                %-4s MHz\n",
 	       strmhz(buf, gd->arch.sata_clk));
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/arch-mpc83xx/gpio.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/arch-mpc83xx/gpio.h
index 16997316ff0..b5ec50ba44c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/arch-mpc83xx/gpio.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/arch-mpc83xx/gpio.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8313) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || \
 	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315)
 #define MPC83XX_GPIO_CTRLRS 1
-#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 #define MPC83XX_GPIO_CTRLRS 2
 #else
 #define MPC83XX_GPIO_CTRLRS 0
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/global_data.h
index cf3ba588220..b6e4dd6c807 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct arch_global_data {
 	/* There are other clocks in the MPC83XX */
 	u32 csb_clk;
 # if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	u32 tsec1_clk;
 	u32 tsec2_clk;
 	u32 usbdr_clk;
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ struct arch_global_data {
 	u32 lbiu_clk;
 	u32 lclk_clk;
 # if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 	u32 pciexp1_clk;
 	u32 pciexp2_clk;
 # endif
-# if defined(CONFIG_MPC837x) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315)
+# if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315)
 	u32 sata_clk;
 # endif
 # if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8360)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/immap_83xx.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/immap_83xx.h
index f6721e7b1d5..30bbd5671ba 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/immap_83xx.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/immap_83xx.h
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ typedef struct immap {
 	u8			res12[0x1CF00];
 } immap_t;
 
-#elif defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 typedef struct immap {
 	sysconf83xx_t		sysconf;	/* System configuration */
 	wdt83xx_t		wdt;		/* Watch Dog Timer (WDT) Registers */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mpc8xxx_spi.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mpc8xxx_spi.h
index 0c2bdb326b2..b583a3269d6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mpc8xxx_spi.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mpc8xxx_spi.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8313) || \
 	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8315) || \
 	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 
 typedef struct spi8xxx {
 	u8 res0[0x20];	/* 0x0-0x01f reserved */
diff --git a/drivers/ram/mpc83xx_sdram.c b/drivers/ram/mpc83xx_sdram.c
index 3e57b13118c..f03d0428b2a 100644
--- a/drivers/ram/mpc83xx_sdram.c
+++ b/drivers/ram/mpc83xx_sdram.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static int mpc83xx_sdram_static_init(ofnode node, u32 cs, u32 mapaddr, u32 size)
 	switch (odt_rd_cfg) {
 	case ODT_RD_ONLY_OTHER_DIMM:
 		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8360) &&
-		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPC837x)) {
+		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)) {
 			debug("%s: odt_rd_cfg value %d invalid.\n",
 			      ofnode_get_name(node), odt_rd_cfg);
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static int mpc83xx_sdram_static_init(ofnode node, u32 cs, u32 mapaddr, u32 size)
 		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC830X) &&
 		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) &&
 		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8360) &&
-		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPC837x)) {
+		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)) {
 			debug("%s: odt_rd_cfg value %d invalid.\n",
 			      ofnode_get_name(node), odt_rd_cfg);
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int mpc83xx_sdram_static_init(ofnode node, u32 cs, u32 mapaddr, u32 size)
 	switch (odt_wr_cfg) {
 	case ODT_WR_ONLY_OTHER_DIMM:
 		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8360) &&
-		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPC837x)) {
+		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)) {
 			debug("%s: odt_wr_cfg value %d invalid.\n",
 			      ofnode_get_name(node), odt_wr_cfg);
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static int mpc83xx_sdram_static_init(ofnode node, u32 cs, u32 mapaddr, u32 size)
 		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC830X) &&
 		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) &&
 		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8360) &&
-		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPC837x)) {
+		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)) {
 			debug("%s: odt_wr_cfg value %d invalid.\n",
 			      ofnode_get_name(node), odt_wr_cfg);
 			return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC837XEMDS.h b/include/configs/MPC837XEMDS.h
index 50f6df5844b..82dcb859736 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC837XEMDS.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC837XEMDS.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  * High Level Configuration Options
  */
 #define CONFIG_E300		1 /* E300 family */
-#define CONFIG_MPC837x		1 /* MPC837x CPU specific */
 #define CONFIG_MPC837XEMDS	1 /* MPC837XEMDS board specific */
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h b/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
index 4ddd62ddbbc..6029d0f21bf 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  * High Level Configuration Options
  */
 #define CONFIG_E300		1 /* E300 family */
-#define CONFIG_MPC837x		1 /* MPC837x CPU specific */
 #define CONFIG_MPC837XERDB	1
 
 #define CONFIG_HWCONFIG
diff --git a/include/mpc83xx.h b/include/mpc83xx.h
index 94b2816a821..c2a185321ab 100644
--- a/include/mpc83xx.h
+++ b/include/mpc83xx.h
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@
 #define SPCR_TSEC2EP_SHIFT		(31-31)
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
-/* SPCR bits - MPC8308, MPC831x and MPC837x specific */
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
+/* SPCR bits - MPC8308, MPC831x and MPC837X specific */
 /* TSEC data priority */
 #define SPCR_TSECDP			0x00003000
 #define SPCR_TSECDP_SHIFT		(31-19)
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@
 #define SICRH_TSOBI1			0x00000002
 #define SICRH_TSOBI2			0x00000001
 
-#elif defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
-/* SICRL bits - MPC837x specific */
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
+/* SICRL bits - MPC837X specific */
 #define SICRL_USB_A			0xC0000000
 #define SICRL_USB_B			0x30000000
 #define SICRL_USB_B_SD			0x20000000
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
 #define SICRL_LDP_A			0x00000002
 #define SICRL_LDP_B			0x00000001
 
-/* SICRH bits - MPC837x specific */
+/* SICRH bits - MPC837X specific */
 #define SICRH_DDR			0x80000000
 #define SICRH_TSEC1_A			0x10000000
 #define SICRH_TSEC1_B			0x08000000
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@
 #define HRCWL_SVCOD_DIV_8		0x20000000
 #define HRCWL_SVCOD_DIV_1		0x30000000
 
-#elif defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 #define HRCWL_SVCOD			0x30000000
 #define HRCWL_SVCOD_SHIFT		28
 #define HRCWL_SVCOD_DIV_4		0x00000000
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC834X)
 #define HRCWH_ROM_LOC_PCI2		0x00200000
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 #define HRCWH_ROM_LOC_ON_CHIP_ROM	0x00300000
 #endif
 #define HRCWH_ROM_LOC_LOCAL_8BIT	0x00500000
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@
 #define HRCWH_ROM_LOC_LOCAL_32BIT	0x00700000
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 #define HRCWH_ROM_LOC_NAND_SP_8BIT	0x00100000
 #define HRCWH_ROM_LOC_NAND_SP_16BIT	0x00200000
 #define HRCWH_ROM_LOC_NAND_LP_8BIT	0x00500000
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@
  * RSR - Reset Status Register
  */
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC831X) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+	defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 #define RSR_RSTSRC			0xF0000000	/* Reset source */
 #define RSR_RSTSRC_SHIFT		28
 #else
@@ -1032,8 +1032,8 @@
 #define SCCR_TDMCM_2			0x00000020
 #define SCCR_TDMCM_3			0x00000030
 
-#elif defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
-/* SCCR bits - MPC837x specific */
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
+/* SCCR bits - MPC837X specific */
 #define SCCR_TSEC1CM			0xc0000000
 #define SCCR_TSEC1CM_SHIFT		30
 #define SCCR_TSEC1CM_0			0x00000000
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@
 #elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC832X)
 #define CSCONFIG_ODT_RD_CFG		0x00400000
 #define CSCONFIG_ODT_WR_CFG		0x00040000
-#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8360) || defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8360) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC837X)
 #define CSCONFIG_ODT_RD_NEVER		0x00000000
 #define CSCONFIG_ODT_RD_ONLY_CURRENT	0x00100000
 #define CSCONFIG_ODT_RD_ONLY_OTHER_CS	0x00200000
diff --git a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
index 92535255305..4c34c02265d 100644
--- a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
@@ -1265,7 +1265,6 @@ CONFIG_MPC832XEMDS
 CONFIG_MPC8349ITX
 CONFIG_MPC837XEMDS
 CONFIG_MPC837XERDB
-CONFIG_MPC837x
 CONFIG_MPC83XX_GPIO
 CONFIG_MPC83XX_GPIO_0_INIT_DIRECTION
 CONFIG_MPC83XX_GPIO_0_INIT_OPEN_DRAIN
