diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 3ad59dde485..2d3cf389090 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -880,11 +880,15 @@ config NO_IOPORT
 config GENERIC_ISA_DMA
 	bool
 	select ZONE_DMA if GENERIC_ISA_DMA_SUPPORT_BROKEN=n
+	select ISA_DMA_API
 
 config GENERIC_ISA_DMA_SUPPORT_BROKEN
 	bool
 	select GENERIC_ISA_DMA
 
+config ISA_DMA_API
+	bool
+
 config GENERIC_GPIO
 	bool