diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-realview/Kconfig
index eba1a8ce7354..5ccde7cf39e8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/Kconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ config MACH_REALVIEW_EB
 config REALVIEW_EB_ARM11MP
 	bool "Support ARM11MPCore tile"
 	depends on MACH_REALVIEW_EB
-	select CACHE_L2X0
 	help
 	  Enable support for the ARM11MPCore tile on the Realview platform.
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ config REALVIEW_EB_ARM11MP_REVB
 config MACH_REALVIEW_PB11MP
 	bool "Support RealView/PB11MPCore platform"
 	select ARM_GIC
-	select CACHE_L2X0
 	help
 	  Include support for the ARM(R) RealView MPCore Platform Baseboard.
 	  PB11MPCore is a platform with an on-board ARM11MPCore and has
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ config MACH_REALVIEW_PB11MP
 config MACH_REALVIEW_PB1176
 	bool "Support RealView/PB1176 platform"
 	select ARM_GIC
-	select CACHE_L2X0
 	help
 	  Include support for the ARM(R) RealView ARM1176 Platform Baseboard.
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_eb.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_eb.c
index 247b55620477..5782d83fd886 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_eb.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_eb.c
@@ -365,9 +365,11 @@ static void __init realview_eb_init(void)
 	if (core_tile_eb11mp()) {
 		realview_eb11mp_fixup();
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_L2X0
 		/* 1MB (128KB/way), 8-way associativity, evmon/parity/share enabled
 		 * Bits:  .... ...0 0111 1001 0000 .... .... .... */
 		l2x0_init(__io_address(REALVIEW_EB11MP_L220_BASE), 0x00790000, 0xfe000fff);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	clk_register(&realview_clcd_clk);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb1176.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb1176.c
index 4e6731098e5b..cf7f576a5860 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb1176.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb1176.c
@@ -260,8 +260,10 @@ static void __init realview_pb1176_init(void)
 {
 	int i;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_L2X0
 	/* 128Kb (16Kb/way) 8-way associativity. evmon/parity/share enabled. */
 	l2x0_init(__io_address(REALVIEW_PB1176_L220_BASE), 0x00730000, 0xfe000fff);
+#endif
 
 	clk_register(&realview_clcd_clk);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb11mp.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb11mp.c
index 7d1fa1fad5e4..f7ce1c5a178a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb11mp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/realview_pb11mp.c
@@ -306,9 +306,11 @@ static void __init realview_pb11mp_init(void)
 {
 	int i;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_L2X0
 	/* 1MB (128KB/way), 8-way associativity, evmon/parity/share enabled
 	 * Bits:  .... ...0 0111 1001 0000 .... .... .... */
 	l2x0_init(__io_address(REALVIEW_TC11MP_L220_BASE), 0x00790000, 0xfe000fff);
+#endif
 
 	clk_register(&realview_clcd_clk);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
index f405435fe64e..3696f4fe45de 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
@@ -701,5 +701,9 @@ config OUTER_CACHE
 	default n
 
 config CACHE_L2X0
-	bool
+	bool "Enable the L2x0 outer cache controller"
+	depends on REALVIEW_EB_ARM11MP || MACH_REALVIEW_PB11MP || MACH_REALVIEW_PB1176
+	default y
 	select OUTER_CACHE
+	help
+	  This option enables the L2x0 PrimeCell.