diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 2b0d2c933895c3c07cec7ec1af8fe8e47f3cba4d..5eb1d03cfaafbdb8faf75c01cb5cc5839c0102a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ config ARCH_UNIPHIER
 	bool "Panasonic UniPhier platform"
 	select CPU_V7
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
+	select SPL
 	select OF_CONTROL if !SPL_BUILD
 
 endchoice
diff --git a/configs/ph1_ld4_defconfig b/configs/ph1_ld4_defconfig
index 315534065d66fe3da3bae7a0668cb8ad4337f2e4..2e9dd00c1d8baef2c5dc0e9fcc94f11130b8211f 100644
--- a/configs/ph1_ld4_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ph1_ld4_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE=y
 +S:CONFIG_ARM=y
diff --git a/configs/ph1_pro4_defconfig b/configs/ph1_pro4_defconfig
index 7ea4e6e879ba505c1cc7fc940c7486e9b2444c53..5dca64bf88ea42472d07cd352b02a05ee2acb31c 100644
--- a/configs/ph1_pro4_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ph1_pro4_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE=y
 +S:CONFIG_ARM=y
diff --git a/configs/ph1_sld8_defconfig b/configs/ph1_sld8_defconfig
index ddf210cc0d83d3e7caa1d4447e80246a00e02724..2a6e334506a6e84722e7fac1cab8cb424b7b0248 100644
--- a/configs/ph1_sld8_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ph1_sld8_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE=y
 +S:CONFIG_ARM=y