diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
index 0afd225..a578b96 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 	select FSL_SOC
 	select MPC83xx
 	select IPIC
-	select FSL_EMB_PERFMON
 
 config PPC_86xx
 	bool "Freescale 86xx"
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index 73d81ce..0c3face 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -113,7 +113,12 @@
 	default y
 
 config FSL_EMB_PERFMON
-	bool
+	bool "Freescale Embedded Perfmon"
+	depends on E500 || PPC_83xx
+	help
+	  This is the Performance Monitor support found on the e500 core
+	  and some e300 cores (c3 and c4).  Select this only if your
+	  core supports the Embedded Performance Monitor APU
 
 config PTE_64BIT
 	bool