diff --git a/src/drivers/CMakeLists.txt b/src/drivers/CMakeLists.txt
index b994af2ff..1f080fae2 100644
--- a/src/drivers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/drivers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-if(CONFIG_IMX8)
+if(CONFIG_IMX)
 	add_subdirectory(imx)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/platform/Kconfig b/src/platform/Kconfig
index 5e81e99c2..de46d7965 100644
--- a/src/platform/Kconfig
+++ b/src/platform/Kconfig
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ config IMX8
 	select HOST_PTABLE
 	select DUMMY_DMA
 	select WAITI_DELAY
+	select IMX
 	help
 	  Select if your target platform is imx8-compatible
 
@@ -179,6 +180,13 @@ config INTEL
 	  This has to be selected for every Intel platform.
 	  It enables Intel platforms-specific features.
 
+config IMX
+	bool
+	default n
+	help
+	  This has to be selected for every i.MX NXP platform.
+	  It enables NXP platforms-specific features.
+
 config CAVS
 	bool
 	default n