diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/Kconfig
index 42b2ed266655b6366672cf5f91b2f7fb0614835e..11afffa83033e39412787a367e90befd13aa1391 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/Kconfig
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ config SYS_CCSRBAR_DEFAULT
 		is fixed on each SoC. Some SoCs can have different value
 		if changed by pre-boot regime. The value here must match
 		the current value in SoC. If not sure, do not change.
+config SYS_FSL_NUM_LAWS
+	int "Number of local access windows"
+	default 10 if ARCH_MPC8610 || ARCH_MPC8641
+	help
+		Number of local access windows. This is fixed per SoC.
+		If not sure, do not change.
 
 source "board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/Kconfig"
 source "board/freescale/mpc8641hpcn/Kconfig"
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/config_mpc86xx.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/config_mpc86xx.h
index c41dc99681c3abbe57e87605f08df843d3335568..f053b9cf5ea7aa954e74f062510e4278f7069379 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/config_mpc86xx.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/config_mpc86xx.h
@@ -9,16 +9,4 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_86XX
 
-/* SoC specific defines for Freescale MPC86xx processors */
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8610)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_NUM_LAWS		10
-
-#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_MPC8641)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_NUM_LAWS		10
-
-#else
-#error Processor type not defined for this platform
-#endif
-
 #endif /* _ASM_MPC85xx_CONFIG_H_ */
diff --git a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
index e123f7429f08ebe55770ccfe0655d08c4d6cebf2..8e4567982a57e1e518543681014b727c59fa1a92 100644
--- a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
@@ -5514,7 +5514,6 @@ CONFIG_SYS_FSL_NI_SIZE
 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_NO_SERDES
 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_NUM_CC_PLL
 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_NUM_CC_PLLS
-CONFIG_SYS_FSL_NUM_LAWS
 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_OCRAM_BASE
 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_OCRAM_SIZE
 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_OTHER_DDR_NUM_CTRLS