diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index bff5820b7cda..8eb6c5e9e4f8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ config NMI_IPI
 
 config PPC_WATCHDOG
 	bool
-	depends on HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR
-	depends on HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH
+	depends on HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH
 	default y
 	help
 	  This is a placeholder when the powerpc hardlockup detector
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_GCC_PLUGINS			if GCC_VERSION >= 50200   # plugin support on gcc <= 5.1 is buggy on PPC
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_VDSO
 	select HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH	if PPC_BOOK3S_64 && SMP
-	select HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF	if PERF_EVENTS && HAVE_PERF_EVENTS_NMI && !HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH
+	select HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF	if PERF_EVENTS && HAVE_PERF_EVENTS_NMI
 	select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT		if PERF_EVENTS && (PPC_BOOK3S || PPC_8xx)
 	select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
 	select HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
diff --git a/include/linux/nmi.h b/include/linux/nmi.h
index e91a1f803d55..e3e6a64b98e0 100644
--- a/include/linux/nmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/nmi.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 
 /* Arch specific watchdogs might need to share extra watchdog-related APIs. */
-#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH) || defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64)
+#if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH) || defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_SPARC64)
 #include <asm/nmi.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index f285e9cf967a..2c4bb72e72ad 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@ config HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR
 	depends on HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF || HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_BUDDY || HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH
 	imply HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF
 	imply HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_BUDDY
+	imply HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH
 	select LOCKUP_DETECTOR
 
 	help
@@ -1101,6 +1102,14 @@ config HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_BUDDY
 	depends on !HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH
 	select HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_COUNTS_HRTIMER
 
+config HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH
+	bool
+	depends on HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR
+	depends on HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH
+	help
+	  The arch-specific implementation of the hardlockup detector will
+	  be used.
+
 #
 # Both the "perf" and "buddy" hardlockup detectors count hrtimer
 # interrupts. This config enables functions managing this common code.