diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 8405741e91..4a722c44b1 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1400,6 +1400,7 @@ S: Odd Fixes
 F: hw/char/sh_serial.c
 F: hw/sh4/r2d.c
 F: hw/intc/sh_intc.c
+F: hw/timer/sh_timer.c
 F: include/hw/sh4/sh_intc.h
 
 Shix
@@ -1409,6 +1410,7 @@ S: Odd Fixes
 F: hw/char/sh_serial.c
 F: hw/sh4/shix.c
 F: hw/intc/sh_intc.c
+F: hw/timer/sh_timer.c
 F: include/hw/sh4/sh_intc.h
 
 SPARC Machines
diff --git a/hw/sh4/Kconfig b/hw/sh4/Kconfig
index 47240aa97b..e569470a61 100644
--- a/hw/sh4/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/sh4/Kconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ config SH7750
     bool
     select SH_INTC
     select SH_SCI
+    select SH_TIMER
 
 config SH4
     bool
-    select PTIMER
diff --git a/hw/timer/Kconfig b/hw/timer/Kconfig
index 8749edfb6a..18936ef55b 100644
--- a/hw/timer/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/timer/Kconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ config CMSDK_APB_DUALTIMER
     bool
     select PTIMER
 
+config SH_TIMER
+    bool
+    select PTIMER
+
 config RENESAS_TMR
     bool
 
diff --git a/hw/timer/meson.build b/hw/timer/meson.build
index be343f68fe..26c2701fd7 100644
--- a/hw/timer/meson.build
+++ b/hw/timer/meson.build
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_OMAP', if_true: files('omap_synctimer.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PUV3', if_true: files('puv3_ost.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PXA2XX', if_true: files('pxa2xx_timer.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_RASPI', if_true: files('bcm2835_systmr.c'))
-softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SH4', if_true: files('sh_timer.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SH_TIMER', if_true: files('sh_timer.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SLAVIO', if_true: files('slavio_timer.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_STM32F2XX_TIMER', if_true: files('stm32f2xx_timer.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_XILINX', if_true: files('xilinx_timer.c'))