diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
index 59b7e45142d8..188ea1879807 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CONFIG_MACH_IMX35_DT=y
 CONFIG_MACH_PCM043=y
 CONFIG_MACH_MX35_3DS=y
 CONFIG_MACH_VPR200=y
-CONFIG_MACH_IMX51_DT=y
+CONFIG_SOC_IMX51=y
 CONFIG_SOC_IMX50=y
 CONFIG_SOC_IMX53=y
 CONFIG_SOC_IMX6Q=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
index be1a3455a9fe..9a1e7b0c3bea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_HIGHBANK=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HI3xxx=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_KEYSTONE=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_MXC=y
-CONFIG_MACH_IMX51_DT=y
+CONFIG_SOC_IMX51=y
 CONFIG_SOC_IMX53=y
 CONFIG_SOC_IMX6Q=y
 CONFIG_SOC_IMX6SL=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
index 061c168068a8..83d877824173 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
@@ -694,11 +694,6 @@ config SOC_IMX5
 	select HAVE_IMX_SRC
 	select MXC_TZIC
 
-config	SOC_IMX51
-	bool
-	select PINCTRL_IMX51
-	select SOC_IMX5
-
 config	SOC_IMX50
 	bool "i.MX50 support"
 	select PINCTRL_IMX50
@@ -707,9 +702,10 @@ config	SOC_IMX50
 	help
 	  This enables support for Freescale i.MX50 processor.
 
-config MACH_IMX51_DT
+config SOC_IMX51
 	bool "i.MX51 support"
-	select SOC_IMX51
+	select PINCTRL_IMX51
+	select SOC_IMX5
 	help
 	  This enables support for Freescale i.MX51 processor
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
index bbe93bbfd003..9d7b46ff8575 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_IMX6) += suspend-imx6.o
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_IMX6) += pm-imx6.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_IMX51_DT) += imx51-dt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_IMX50) += mach-imx50.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_IMX51) += mach-imx51.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_IMX53) += mach-imx53.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_VF610) += clk-vf610.o mach-vf610.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx51-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/arm/mach-imx/imx51-dt.c
rename to arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c