diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 5af30d3..8746e1b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1344,6 +1344,14 @@
 config MIPS_MT
 	bool "Enable MIPS MT"
 
+choice
+	prompt "MIPS MT options"
+	depends on MIPS_MT
+
+config MIPS_MT_SMP
+	bool "Use 1 TC on each available VPE for SMP"
+	select SMP
+
 config MIPS_VPE_LOADER
 	bool "VPE loader support."
 	depends on MIPS_MT
@@ -1351,6 +1359,8 @@
 	  Includes a loader for loading an elf relocatable object
 	  onto another VPE and running it.
 
+endchoice
+
 config MIPS_VPE_LOADER_TOM
 	bool "Load VPE program into memory hidden from linux"
 	depends on MIPS_VPE_LOADER
@@ -1496,7 +1506,7 @@
 
 config SMP
 	bool "Multi-Processing support"
-	depends on CPU_RM9000 || (SIBYTE_SB1250 && !SIBYTE_STANDALONE) || SGI_IP27
+	depends on CPU_RM9000 || (SIBYTE_SB1250 && !SIBYTE_STANDALONE) || SGI_IP27 || MIPS_MT_SMP
 	---help---
 	  This enables support for systems with more than one CPU. If you have
 	  a system with only one CPU, like most personal computers, say N. If