diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig
index 5c4a4c2291..a776df35f4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig
@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@ config ROCKCHIP_RK3399
 config ROCKCHIP_SPL_BACK_TO_BROM
 	bool "SPL returns to bootrom"
 	default y if ROCKCHIP_RK3036
+	select ROCKCHIP_BROM_HELPER
 	help
 	  Rockchip SoCs have ability to load SPL & U-Boot binary. If enabled,
           SPL will return to the boot rom, which will then load the U-Boot
           binary to keep going on.
 
+config ROCKCHIP_BROM_HELPER
+	bool
+
 config SPL_MMC_SUPPORT
 	default y if !ROCKCHIP_SPL_BACK_TO_BROM
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile
index 6e79fed485..f9ccc9bb2c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_RK3036) += rk3036-board-spl.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_RK3288) += rk3288-board-spl.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_SPL_BACK_TO_BROM) += save_boot_param.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_BROM_HELPER) += save_boot_param.o
 else
 obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_RK3288) += rk3288-board.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_RK3036) += rk3036-board.o