diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
index 53c4aabe1e27533dbd9db9913b7c2371de6ab169..0bd780ae2f800fde670a76351e69ef1a9628711c 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,42 @@ menu "M68000 architecture"
 config SYS_ARCH
 	default "m68k"
 
+# processor family
+config MCF520x
+	bool
+
+config MCF52x2
+	bool
+
+# processor type
+config M5208
+	bool
+	select MCF520x
+
+config M5249
+	bool
+	select MCF52x2
+
+config M5253
+	bool
+	select MCF52x2
+
+config M5271
+	bool
+	select MCF52x2
+
+config M5272
+	bool
+	select MCF52x2
+
+config M5275
+	bool
+	select MCF52x2
+
+config M5282
+	bool
+	select MCF52x2
+
 choice
 	prompt "Target select"
 
@@ -15,30 +51,39 @@ config TARGET_M5235EVB
 
 config TARGET_COBRA5272
 	bool "Support cobra5272"
+	select M5272
 
 config TARGET_EB_CPU5282
 	bool "Support eb_cpu5282"
+	select M5282
 
 config TARGET_M5208EVBE
 	bool "Support M5208EVBE"
+	select M5208
 
 config TARGET_M5249EVB
 	bool "Support M5249EVB"
+	select M5249
 
 config TARGET_M5253DEMO
 	bool "Support M5253DEMO"
+	select M5253
 
 config TARGET_M5253EVBE
 	bool "Support M5253EVBE"
+	select M5253
 
 config TARGET_M5272C3
 	bool "Support M5272C3"
+	select M5272
 
 config TARGET_M5275EVB
 	bool "Support M5275EVB"
+	select M5275
 
 config TARGET_M5282EVB
 	bool "Support M5282EVB"
+	select M5282
 
 config TARGET_ASTRO_MCF5373L
 	bool "Support astro_mcf5373l"
diff --git a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/config.mk b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/config.mk
index f66000b33124ca04c9ce81f838867cf6338c7709..f8fdefd21bc3f5c69d37efb46a9747511e70d7e2 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/config.mk
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/config.mk
@@ -7,33 +7,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
 #
 
-cfg=$(srctree)/include/configs/$(CONFIG_SYS_CONFIG_NAME:"%"=%).h
-is5208:=$(shell grep CONFIG_M5208 $(cfg))
-is5249:=$(shell grep CONFIG_M5249 $(cfg))
-is5253:=$(shell grep CONFIG_M5253 $(cfg))
-is5271:=$(shell grep CONFIG_M5271 $(cfg))
-is5272:=$(shell grep CONFIG_M5272 $(cfg))
-is5275:=$(shell grep CONFIG_M5275 $(cfg))
-is5282:=$(shell grep CONFIG_M5282 $(cfg))
+cpuflags-$(CONFIG_M5208) := -mcpu=5208
+cpuflags-$(CONFIG_M5249) := -mcpu=5249
+cpuflags-$(CONFIG_M5253) := -mcpu=5253
+cpuflags-$(CONFIG_M5271) := -mcpu=5271
+cpuflags-$(CONFIG_M5272) := -mcpu=5272
+cpuflags-$(CONFIG_M5275) := -mcpu=5275
+cpuflags-$(CONFIG_M5282) := -mcpu=5282
 
-ifneq (,$(findstring CONFIG_M5208,$(is5208)))
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mcpu=5208
-endif
-ifneq (,$(findstring CONFIG_M5249,$(is5249)))
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mcpu=5249
-endif
-ifneq (,$(findstring CONFIG_M5253,$(is5253)))
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mcpu=5253
-endif
-ifneq (,$(findstring CONFIG_M5271,$(is5271)))
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mcpu=5271
-endif
-ifneq (,$(findstring CONFIG_M5272,$(is5272)))
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mcpu=5272
-endif
-ifneq (,$(findstring CONFIG_M5275,$(is5275)))
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mcpu=5275
-endif
-ifneq (,$(findstring CONFIG_M5282,$(is5282)))
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mcpu=5282
-endif
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(cpuflags-y)
diff --git a/include/configs/M5208EVBE.h b/include/configs/M5208EVBE.h
index 66303773c32b9f884268b6c32f0244ae721912a8..9390464b10d214ab375be8bf585adc4d93d04193 100644
--- a/include/configs/M5208EVBE.h
+++ b/include/configs/M5208EVBE.h
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
  * High Level Configuration Options
  * (easy to change)
  */
-#define CONFIG_MCF520x		/* define processor family */
-#define CONFIG_M5208		/* define processor type */
-
 #define CONFIG_MCFUART
 #define CONFIG_SYS_UART_PORT		(0)
 #define CONFIG_BAUDRATE			115200
diff --git a/include/configs/M5249EVB.h b/include/configs/M5249EVB.h
index ae4fe45fce4ea9091da308da6d21931363f29a71..60e5b45942a0239b7120264e31617d79c702de53 100644
--- a/include/configs/M5249EVB.h
+++ b/include/configs/M5249EVB.h
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
  * High Level Configuration Options
  * (easy to change)
  */
-#define CONFIG_MCF52x2			/* define processor family */
-#define CONFIG_M5249			/* define processor type */
-
 #define CONFIG_MCFTMR
 
 #define CONFIG_MCFUART
diff --git a/include/configs/M5253DEMO.h b/include/configs/M5253DEMO.h
index 3a1cbcae93604772c315d527cfeffeeed79cfff2..7421b57b0f0c3d850ab4ce7e10585253164d0945 100644
--- a/include/configs/M5253DEMO.h
+++ b/include/configs/M5253DEMO.h
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 #ifndef _M5253DEMO_H
 #define _M5253DEMO_H
 
-#define CONFIG_MCF52x2		/* define processor family */
-#define CONFIG_M5253		/* define processor type */
 #define CONFIG_M5253DEMO	/* define board type */
 
 #define CONFIG_MCFTMR
diff --git a/include/configs/M5253EVBE.h b/include/configs/M5253EVBE.h
index fabfdb93dbdbfdc6e39a82fd2afb4d35ea57b8f3..8fd3907ad88db23d353547b4408279e81f700825 100644
--- a/include/configs/M5253EVBE.h
+++ b/include/configs/M5253EVBE.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #ifndef _M5253EVBE_H
 #define _M5253EVBE_H
 
-#define CONFIG_MCF52x2		/* define processor family */
-#define CONFIG_M5253		/* define processor type */
 #define CONFIG_M5253EVBE	/* define board type */
 
 #define CONFIG_MCFTMR
diff --git a/include/configs/M5272C3.h b/include/configs/M5272C3.h
index 4c84126559d2c2b579f1caaf9fd727c7efd83528..2c056b114b542c0de2b6ecd9468b606333159c8d 100644
--- a/include/configs/M5272C3.h
+++ b/include/configs/M5272C3.h
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
  * High Level Configuration Options
  * (easy to change)
  */
-#define CONFIG_MCF52x2		/* define processor family */
-#define CONFIG_M5272		/* define processor type */
-
 #define CONFIG_MCFTMR
 
 #define CONFIG_MCFUART
diff --git a/include/configs/M5275EVB.h b/include/configs/M5275EVB.h
index 4dddab7c1dfee179d10c411a315c492fc6e20771..7eb31722daf3cbd6a8cd8fd8e20e51cfb5659c6a 100644
--- a/include/configs/M5275EVB.h
+++ b/include/configs/M5275EVB.h
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
  * High Level Configuration Options
  * (easy to change)
  */
-#define CONFIG_MCF52x2			/* define processor family */
-#define CONFIG_M5275			/* define processor type */
 #define CONFIG_M5275EVB			/* define board type */
 
 #define CONFIG_MCFTMR
diff --git a/include/configs/M5282EVB.h b/include/configs/M5282EVB.h
index fd970d0787f834c08cf23f2b901e49f013db54e9..569ad4201e16daf6c489c12db7f8e011ada5e63e 100644
--- a/include/configs/M5282EVB.h
+++ b/include/configs/M5282EVB.h
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
  * High Level Configuration Options
  * (easy to change)
  */
-#define	CONFIG_MCF52x2		/* define processor family */
-#define CONFIG_M5282		/* define processor type */
-
 #define CONFIG_MCFTMR
 
 #define CONFIG_MCFUART
diff --git a/include/configs/cobra5272.h b/include/configs/cobra5272.h
index 464436930db4c0d7b93186c22c7522235ff0e2e1..b9f0b0b123a26666f15fe3149ec7ecc10ab935d4 100644
--- a/include/configs/cobra5272.h
+++ b/include/configs/cobra5272.h
@@ -24,16 +24,6 @@
 #ifndef _CONFIG_COBRA5272_H
 #define _CONFIG_COBRA5272_H
 
-/* ---
- * Define processor
- * possible values for Sentec board: only Coldfire M5272 processor supported
- * (please do not change)
- * ---
- */
-
-#define CONFIG_MCF52x2			/* define processor family */
-#define CONFIG_M5272			/* define processor type */
-
 /* ---
  * Defines processor clock - important for correct timings concerning serial
  * interface etc.
diff --git a/include/configs/eb_cpu5282.h b/include/configs/eb_cpu5282.h
index bdca7058747c6dccec76eb262228d2c3bcb117e7..e2b93268b4c7ee82234361a475be0a86314ac94e 100644
--- a/include/configs/eb_cpu5282.h
+++ b/include/configs/eb_cpu5282.h
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
  * High Level Configuration Options (easy to change)                    *
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-#define	CONFIG_MCF52x2			/* define processor family */
-#define CONFIG_M5282			/* define processor type */
-
 #define CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R
 
 #define CONFIG_MCFUART