diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
index e687048..6538191 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ config IMX_CONFIG
 config ROM_UNIFIED_SECTIONS
 	bool
 
+config SYSCOUNTER_TIMER
+	bool
+
 config IMX_RDC
 	bool "i.MX Resource domain controller driver"
 	depends on ARCH_MX6 || ARCH_MX7
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/Kconfig
index 4f8b4e1..2a3db86 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ if ARCH_MX7
 config MX7
 	bool
 	select ROM_UNIFIED_SECTIONS
+	select SYSCOUNTER_TIMER
 	select CPU_V7_HAS_VIRT
 	select CPU_V7_HAS_NONSEC
 	select ARCH_SUPPORT_PSCI
diff --git a/include/configs/mx7_common.h b/include/configs/mx7_common.h
index 16e4d95..1785040 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx7_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx7_common.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 /* Timer settings */
 #define CONFIG_MXC_GPT_HCLK
-#define CONFIG_SYSCOUNTER_TIMER
 #define CONFIG_SC_TIMER_CLK 8000000 /* 8Mhz */
 #define COUNTER_FREQUENCY CONFIG_SC_TIMER_CLK
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_CLK
diff --git a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
index c82065e..a27dc4f 100644
--- a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
@@ -2220,7 +2220,6 @@ CONFIG_SUPPORT_RAW_INITRD
 CONFIG_SUPPORT_VFAT
 CONFIG_SUVD3
 CONFIG_SXNI855T
-CONFIG_SYSCOUNTER_TIMER
 CONFIG_SYSFLAGS_ADDR
 CONFIG_SYSFS
 CONFIG_SYSMGR_ISWGRP_HANDOFF