diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 0c4b12205632..69e6527ace3d 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ config PGTABLE_LEVELS
 	default 3 if 64BIT
 	default 2
 
+source "arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs"
+
 menu "Platform type"
 
 choice
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..60dae1b5f276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+menu "SoC selection"
+
+config SOC_SIFIVE
+       bool "SiFive SoCs"
+       help
+         This enables support for SiFive SoC platform hardware.
+
+endmenu
diff --git a/arch/riscv/boot/dts/sifive/Makefile b/arch/riscv/boot/dts/sifive/Makefile
index baaeef9efdcb..6d6189e6e4af 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/boot/dts/sifive/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/boot/dts/sifive/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-dtb-y += hifive-unleashed-a00.dtb
+dtb-$(CONFIG_SOC_SIFIVE) += hifive-unleashed-a00.dtb