--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -597,6 +597,13 @@ core-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4938) += arch/
 cflags-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4938) += -Iinclude/asm-mips/mach-tx49xx
 load-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4938) += 0xffffffff80100000
 
+#
+# Atheros AR71xx
+#
+core-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX)	+= arch/mips/ar71xx/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX)	+= -Iinclude/asm-mips/mach-ar71xx
+load-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX)	+= 0xffffffff80060000
+
 # temporary until string.h is fixed
 cflags-y += -ffreestanding
 
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@ choice
 config MACH_ALCHEMY
 	bool "Alchemy processor based machines"
 
+config ATHEROS_AR71XX
+	bool "Atheros AR71xx based boards"
+	select CEVT_R4K
+	select CSRC_R4K
+	select DMA_NONCOHERENT
+	select HW_HAS_PCI
+	select IRQ_CPU
+	select GENERIC_GPIO
+	select HAVE_GPIO_LIB
+	select SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
+	select SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS32_R2
+	select SYS_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
+	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
+	select SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK
+	select MIPS_MACHINE
+	help
+	  Support for Atheros AR71xx based boards.
+
 config BASLER_EXCITE
 	bool "Basler eXcite smart camera"
 	select CEVT_R4K
@@ -687,6 +705,7 @@ config WR_PPMC
 
 endchoice
 
+source "arch/mips/ar71xx/Kconfig"
 source "arch/mips/au1000/Kconfig"
 source "arch/mips/basler/excite/Kconfig"
 source "arch/mips/jazz/Kconfig"