diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index 2aad2ff39a2f..0a631d0f75f1 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ config SH_FPU_EMU
 
 config SH_DSP
 	bool "DSP support"
-	default y if SH4AL_DSP || !CPU_SH4
-	default n
+	depends on CPU_HAS_DSP
+	default y
 	help
 	  Selecting this option will enable support for SH processors that
 	  have DSP units (ie, SH2-DSP, SH3-DSP, and SH4AL-DSP).
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ config CPU_HAS_SR_RB
 config CPU_HAS_PTEA
 	bool
 
+config CPU_HAS_DSP
+	bool
+
 endmenu
 
 menu "Board support"
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/Kconfig b/arch/sh/mm/Kconfig
index 03f7b988d5dd..ff67422c8dcb 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ config CPU_SH4A
 config CPU_SH4AL_DSP
 	bool
 	select CPU_SH4A
+	select CPU_HAS_DSP
 
 config CPU_SUBTYPE_ST40
 	bool
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ config CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7710
 	bool "Support SH7710 processor"
 	select CPU_SH3
 	select CPU_HAS_IPR_IRQ
+	select CPU_HAS_DSP
 	help
 	  Select SH7710 if you have a SH3-DSP SH7710 CPU.
 
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ config CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7712
 	bool "Support SH7712 processor"
 	select CPU_SH3
 	select CPU_HAS_IPR_IRQ
+	select CPU_HAS_DSP
 	help
 	  Select SH7712 if you have a SH3-DSP SH7712 CPU.