--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ ifeq (,$(findstring march=octeon, $(cfla
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON) += -Wa,-march=octeon
 endif
 
+#
+# Atheros AR71xx
+#
+core-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX)	+= arch/mips/ar71xx/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ar71xx
+load-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX)	+= 0xffffffff80060000
+
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_R4000_WORKAROUNDS)	+= $(call cc-option,-mfix-r4000,)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_R4400_WORKAROUNDS)	+= $(call cc-option,-mfix-r4400,)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_DADDI_WORKAROUNDS)	+= $(call cc-option,-mno-daddi,)
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,23 @@ config AR7
 	  Support for the Texas Instruments AR7 System-on-a-Chip
 	  family: TNETD7100, 7200 and 7300.
 
+config ATHEROS_AR71XX
+	bool "Atheros AR71xx based boards"
+	select CEVT_R4K
+	select CSRC_R4K
+	select DMA_NONCOHERENT
+	select HW_HAS_PCI
+	select IRQ_CPU
+	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
+	select SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
+	select SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS32_R2
+	select SYS_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
+	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
+	select SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK
+	select MIPS_MACHINE
+	help
+	  Support for Atheros AR71xx based boards.
+
 config BASLER_EXCITE
 	bool "Basler eXcite smart camera"
 	select CEVT_R4K
@@ -674,6 +691,7 @@ config CAVIUM_OCTEON_REFERENCE_BOARD
 endchoice
 
 source "arch/mips/alchemy/Kconfig"
+source "arch/mips/ar71xx/Kconfig"
 source "arch/mips/basler/excite/Kconfig"
 source "arch/mips/bcm63xx/Kconfig"
 source "arch/mips/jazz/Kconfig"
