diff --git a/drivers/firmware/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
index 9968de04..6a42a09 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@
 config ARM_PSCI_FW
 	bool
 
+config ARM_PSCI_CHECKER
+	bool "ARM PSCI checker"
+	depends on ARM_PSCI_FW && HOTPLUG_CPU && !TORTURE_TEST
+	help
+	  Run the PSCI checker during startup. This checks that hotplug and
+	  suspend operations work correctly when using PSCI.
+
+	  The torture tests may interfere with the PSCI checker by turning CPUs
+	  on and off through hotplug, so for now torture tests and PSCI checker
+	  are mutually exclusive.
+
 config ARM_SCPI_PROTOCOL
 	tristate "ARM System Control and Power Interface (SCPI) Message Protocol"
 	depends on MAILBOX