diff --git a/arch/Config.in b/arch/Config.in
index e51ef60f40..1ea4e21413 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in
+++ b/arch/Config.in
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ config BR2_s390x
 
 config BR2_sh
 	bool "SuperH"
+	select BR2_ARCH_HAS_MMU_MANDATORY
 	help
 	  SuperH (or SH) is a 32-bit reduced instruction set computer
 	  (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by
diff --git a/arch/Config.in.sh b/arch/Config.in.sh
index f00954bb5e..d3acc8ccf8 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in.sh
+++ b/arch/Config.in.sh
@@ -7,16 +7,12 @@ choice
 
 config BR2_sh4
 	bool "sh4 (SH4 little endian)"
-	select BR2_ARCH_HAS_MMU_MANDATORY
 config BR2_sh4eb
 	bool "sh4eb (SH4 big endian)"
-	select BR2_ARCH_HAS_MMU_MANDATORY
 config BR2_sh4a
 	bool "sh4a (SH4A little endian)"
-	select BR2_ARCH_HAS_MMU_MANDATORY
 config BR2_sh4aeb
 	bool "sh4aeb (SH4A big endian)"
-	select BR2_ARCH_HAS_MMU_MANDATORY
 endchoice
 
 config BR2_ARCH