diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-bcm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-bcm/Kconfig
index b95ea1135ef9..68ab6412392a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-bcm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-bcm/Kconfig
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ config ARCH_BRCMSTB
 	select ARM_GIC
 	select ARM_ERRATA_798181 if SMP
 	select HAVE_ARM_ARCH_TIMER
-	select BRCMSTB_GISB_ARB
 	select BRCMSTB_L2_IRQ
 	select BCM7120_L2_IRQ
 	select ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT if ARM_LPAE
diff --git a/drivers/bus/Kconfig b/drivers/bus/Kconfig
index d4a3a3133da5..8807495e0efd 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/bus/Kconfig
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ config ARM_CCN
 config BRCMSTB_GISB_ARB
 	bool "Broadcom STB GISB bus arbiter"
 	depends on ARM || MIPS
+	default ARCH_BRCMSTB || BMIPS_GENERIC
 	help
 	  Driver for the Broadcom Set Top Box System-on-a-chip internal bus
 	  arbiter. This driver provides timeout and target abort error handling