diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index d76bf4a83740..f94c61da682a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -453,13 +453,11 @@ config ARC_HAS_PAE40
 	default n
 	depends on ISA_ARCV2
 	select HIGHMEM
+	select PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	help
 	  Enable access to physical memory beyond 4G, only supported on
 	  ARC cores with 40 bit Physical Addressing support
 
-config ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
-	def_bool ARC_HAS_PAE40
-
 config ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	bool
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
index fc40a2b40595..35ca494c028c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ int __init arm_add_memory(u64 start, u64 size)
 	else
 		size -= aligned_start - start;
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
+#ifndef CONFIG_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	if (aligned_start > ULONG_MAX) {
 		pr_crit("Ignoring memory at 0x%08llx outside 32-bit physical address space\n",
 			(long long)start);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
index 7f14acf67caf..2f77c6344ef1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ config ARM_LPAE
 	bool "Support for the Large Physical Address Extension"
 	depends on MMU && CPU_32v7 && !CPU_32v6 && !CPU_32v5 && \
 		!CPU_32v4 && !CPU_32v3
+	select PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	help
 	  Say Y if you have an ARMv7 processor supporting the LPAE page
 	  table format and you would like to access memory beyond the
@@ -673,9 +674,6 @@ config ARM_PV_FIXUP
 	def_bool y
 	depends on ARM_LPAE && ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT && ARCH_KEYSTONE
 
-config ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
-	def_bool ARM_LPAE
-
 config ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	bool
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 940adfb9a2bc..b6aa33e642cc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -152,9 +152,6 @@ config ARM64
 config 64BIT
 	def_bool y
 
-config ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
-	def_bool y
-
 config MMU
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 47d72c64d687..985388078872 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ config MIPS_GENERIC
 
 config MIPS_ALCHEMY
 	bool "Alchemy processor based machines"
-	select ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
+	select PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	select CEVT_R4K
 	select CSRC_R4K
 	select IRQ_MIPS_CPU
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ config CAVIUM_OCTEON_SOC
 	bool "Cavium Networks Octeon SoC based boards"
 	select CEVT_R4K
 	select ARCH_HAS_PHYS_TO_DMA
-	select ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
+	select PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	select DMA_COHERENT
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ config NLM_XLR_BOARD
 	select SWAP_IO_SPACE
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
-	select ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
+	select PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HIGHMEM
 	select DMA_COHERENT
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ config NLM_XLP_BOARD
 	select HW_HAS_PCI
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
-	select ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
+	select PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	select GPIOLIB
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ config FW_CFE
 	bool
 
 config ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
-	def_bool (HIGHMEM && ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT) || 64BIT
+	def_bool (HIGHMEM && PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT) || 64BIT
 
 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_UPROBES
 	bool
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ config CPU_MIPS32_R5_XPA
 	depends on SYS_SUPPORTS_HIGHMEM
 	select XPA
 	select HIGHMEM
-	select ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
+	select PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	default n
 	help
 	  Choose this option if you want to enable the Extended Physical
@@ -2399,9 +2399,6 @@ config SB1_PASS_2_1_WORKAROUNDS
 	default y
 
 
-config ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
-       bool
-
 choice
 	prompt "SmartMIPS or microMIPS ASE support"
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 39c5377a5460..8bdcd7e44838 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@ config 64BIT
 	bool
 	default y if PPC64
 
-config ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
-       def_bool PPC64 || PHYS_64BIT
-
 config ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
-	def_bool ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
+	def_bool PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 
 config MMU
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index 67d3125d0610..84b58abc08ee 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ config PTE_64BIT
 config PHYS_64BIT
 	bool 'Large physical address support' if E500 || PPC_86xx
 	depends on (44x || E500 || PPC_86xx) && !PPC_83xx && !PPC_82xx
+	select PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	---help---
 	  This option enables kernel support for larger than 32-bit physical
 	  addresses.  This feature may not be available on all cores.
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 23d8acca5c90..f52f86f43a4b 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 config RISCV
 	def_bool y
+	# even on 32-bit, physical (and DMA) addresses are > 32-bits
+	select PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	select OF
 	select OF_EARLY_FLATTREE
 	select OF_IRQ
@@ -38,10 +40,6 @@ config RISCV
 config MMU
 	def_bool y
 
-# even on 32-bit, physical (and DMA) addresses are > 32-bits
-config ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
-	def_bool y
-
 config ZONE_DMA32
 	bool
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 414043303ea1..15f228984e70 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1447,6 +1447,7 @@ config HIGHMEM
 config X86_PAE
 	bool "PAE (Physical Address Extension) Support"
 	depends on X86_32 && !HIGHMEM4G
+	select PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	select SWIOTLB
 	---help---
 	  PAE is required for NX support, and furthermore enables
@@ -1474,10 +1475,6 @@ config X86_5LEVEL
 
 	  Say N if unsure.
 
-config ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
-	def_bool y
-	depends on X86_64 || X86_PAE
-
 config ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
 	def_bool y
 	depends on X86_64 || HIGHMEM64G
diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index d5004d82a1d6..a3f0005ac212 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ config ARCH_ENABLE_THP_MIGRATION
 	bool
 
 config PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
-	def_bool 64BIT || ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
+	def_bool 64BIT
 
 config BOUNCE
 	bool "Enable bounce buffers"
