diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-u300/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-u300/Kconfig
index 301a98498453..4fdc3425ffbd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-u300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-u300/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ menuconfig ARCH_U300
 	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	select ARM_AMBA
 	select ARM_VIC
-	select CLKSRC_MMIO
+	select U300_TIMER
 	select CPU_ARM926T
 	select HAVE_TCM
 	select PINCTRL
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
index c350fbd805d7..d425f80b1e42 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ config PRIMA2_TIMER
 	help
 	  Enables support for the Prima2 timer.
 
+config U300_TIMER
+	bool "U300 timer driver" if COMPILE_TEST
+	depends on GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	depends on ARM
+	select CLKSRC_MMIO
+	help
+	  Enables support for the U300 timer.
+
 config CLKSRC_DBX500_PRCMU_SCHED_CLOCK
 	bool "Clocksource PRCMU Timer sched_clock"
 	depends on (CLKSRC_DBX500_PRCMU && !CLKSRC_NOMADIK_MTU_SCHED_CLOCK)
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Makefile b/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
index b419d5da11c7..adbc3a8082d0 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MOXART_TIMER)	+= moxart_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MXS_TIMER)		+= mxs_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CLKSRC_PXA)	+= pxa_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PRIMA2_TIMER)	+= timer-prima2.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_U300)		+= timer-u300.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_U300_TIMER)	+= timer-u300.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SUN4I_TIMER)	+= sun4i_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SUN5I_HSTIMER)	+= timer-sun5i.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MESON6_TIMER)	+= meson6_timer.o