diff --git a/arch/arm/imx-common/Kconfig b/arch/arm/imx-common/Kconfig
index c6b38bcaa6ed1f09cd780521d184f431133beb20..1b7da5ad3889c611af210e96a9bbbebab847a4d0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/imx-common/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/imx-common/Kconfig
@@ -17,12 +17,3 @@ config IMX_BOOTAUX
 	depends on ARCH_MX7 || ARCH_MX6
 	help
 	  bootaux [addr] to boot auxiliary core.
-
-config MX7_SEC
-	bool "Support booting MX7 in secure mode"
-	depends on ARCH_MX7
-	help
-	  NXP kernel requires to boot MX7 in secure mode. Select
-	  this options if you want to boot a NXP kernel. In order
-	  to boot a mainline kernel this option needs to be
-	  unselected.
diff --git a/configs/mx7dsabresd_secure_defconfig b/configs/mx7dsabresd_secure_defconfig
index 0a3930eb405b5588b870271b42f590109193d0e1..aa92a38775261faf0450d3d8b2461b7156b9ced2 100644
--- a/configs/mx7dsabresd_secure_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx7dsabresd_secure_defconfig
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ CONFIG_G_DNL_MANUFACTURER="FSL"
 CONFIG_G_DNL_VENDOR_NUM=0x0525
 CONFIG_G_DNL_PRODUCT_NUM=0xa4a5
 CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT=y
-CONFIG_MX7_SEC=y
+CONFIG_ARMV7_BOOT_SEC_DEFAULT=y