diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig
index 10b0479a8a6a81a581d5286f913d92bb376b9e42..be5e4b994da8e9036e3a6e20704d14579d3ac829 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig
@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ config USB_EHCI_MX7
 	---help---
 	  Enables support for the on-chip EHCI controller on i.MX7 SoCs.
 
+config USB_EHCI_MXS
+	bool "Support for i.MX23 EHCI USB controller"
+	depends on ARCH_MX23
+	default y
+	help
+	  Enables support for the on-chip EHCI controller on i.MX23 SoCs.
+
 config USB_EHCI_OMAP
 	bool "Support for OMAP3+ on-chip EHCI USB controller"
 	depends on ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
diff --git a/include/configs/mxs.h b/include/configs/mxs.h
index d7d3e9d57f15f3a3c2c6d41e3a713e68d6f93379..ee2d7fa1b772fd8a5154eb4c0af061ea23d2b131 100644
--- a/include/configs/mxs.h
+++ b/include/configs/mxs.h
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
 
 /* USB */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_USB
-#define CONFIG_USB_EHCI_MXS
 #define CONFIG_USB_EHCI_IS_TDI
 #endif
 
diff --git a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
index de592646b293c681deede092a44f57d7869d5ec1..619e7260d4f21f5fafb134332411c6768a9fdd83 100644
--- a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
@@ -3015,7 +3015,6 @@ CONFIG_USB_EHCI_EXYNOS
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_FARADAY
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_IS_TDI
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_KIRKWOOD
-CONFIG_USB_EHCI_MXS
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_TXFIFO_THRESH
 CONFIG_USB_ETH_QMULT
 CONFIG_USB_ETH_SUBSET