diff --git a/configs/devices/mips64el-softmmu/default.mak b/configs/devices/mips64el-softmmu/default.mak
index c511a061ba..c610749ac1 100644
--- a/configs/devices/mips64el-softmmu/default.mak
+++ b/configs/devices/mips64el-softmmu/default.mak
@@ -8,8 +8,4 @@ CONFIG_ATI_VGA=y
 CONFIG_RTL8139_PCI=y
 CONFIG_JAZZ=y
 CONFIG_VT82C686=y
-CONFIG_AHCI=y
 CONFIG_MIPS_BOSTON=y
-CONFIG_FITLOADER=y
-CONFIG_PCI_EXPRESS=y
-CONFIG_PCI_EXPRESS_XILINX=y
diff --git a/hw/mips/Kconfig b/hw/mips/Kconfig
index 1d4051fcf0..b4c5549ce8 100644
--- a/hw/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/mips/Kconfig
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ config MIPS_CPS
 
 config MIPS_BOSTON
     bool
+    select FITLOADER
+    select MIPS_CPS
+    select PCI_EXPRESS_XILINX
+    select AHCI_ICH9
+    select SERIAL
 
 config FW_CFG_MIPS
     bool