diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/Kconfig
index 8ee699a343c..31f2f003d35 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ config IMX8M
 	select LTO
 	select ROM_UNIFIED_SECTIONS
 	select ARMV8_CRYPTO
+	imply CPU
+	imply CPU_IMX
 	imply IMX_TMU
 
 config IMX8MQ