diff --git a/sys/arm/broadcom/bcm2835/std.bcm2835 b/sys/arm/broadcom/bcm2835/std.bcm2835
index 0f7881879a2e..08e9d763bc8f 100644
--- a/sys/arm/broadcom/bcm2835/std.bcm2835
+++ b/sys/arm/broadcom/bcm2835/std.bcm2835
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 machine	arm armv6
 cpu	CPU_ARM1176
 makeoptions	CONF_CFLAGS="-mcpu=arm1176jzf-s"
+options 	SOC_BCM2835
 
 files	"../broadcom/bcm2835/files.bcm2835"
 files	"../broadcom/bcm2835/files.bcm283x"
diff --git a/sys/conf/options.arm b/sys/conf/options.arm
index 40e07397203d..aec06ae5390d 100644
--- a/sys/conf/options.arm
+++ b/sys/conf/options.arm
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ SOCDEV_PA		opt_global.h
 SOCDEV_VA		opt_global.h
 PV_STATS		opt_pmap.h
 QEMU_WORKAROUNDS	opt_global.h
+SOC_BCM2835		opt_global.h
+SOC_BCM2836		opt_global.h
 SOC_MV_ARMADAXP		opt_global.h
 SOC_MV_DISCOVERY	opt_global.h
 SOC_MV_DOVE		opt_global.h