diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig
index 1aaa1e15ef70..d04f84b4f937 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/Kconfig
@@ -42,4 +42,9 @@ config MACH_SUN8I
 	select MFD_SUN6I_PRCM
 	select RESET_CONTROLLER
 
+config MACH_SUN9I
+	bool "Allwinner (sun9i) SoCs support"
+	default ARCH_SUNXI
+	select ARM_GIC
+
 endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/sunxi.c b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/sunxi.c
index d7598aeed803..1f986758784a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/sunxi.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/sunxi.c
@@ -63,3 +63,12 @@ static const char * const sun8i_board_dt_compat[] = {
 DT_MACHINE_START(SUN8I_DT, "Allwinner sun8i (A23) Family")
 	.dt_compat	= sun8i_board_dt_compat,
 MACHINE_END
+
+static const char * const sun9i_board_dt_compat[] = {
+	"allwinner,sun9i-a80",
+	NULL,
+};
+
+DT_MACHINE_START(SUN9I_DT, "Allwinner sun9i Family")
+	.dt_compat	= sun9i_board_dt_compat,
+MACHINE_END