diff --git a/default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak
index 1f1cd85b12..d4d44eb66b 100644
--- a/default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 include pci.mak
 include sound.mak
 include usb.mak
+CONFIG_PPC4XX=y
 CONFIG_ESCC=y
 CONFIG_M48T59=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
diff --git a/default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak
index 46c9599321..af32589b38 100644
--- a/default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 include pci.mak
 include sound.mak
 include usb.mak
+CONFIG_PPC4XX=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_VGA=y
 CONFIG_ESCC=y
 CONFIG_M48T59=y
diff --git a/default-configs/ppcemb-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/ppcemb-softmmu.mak
index 94340de356..635923a166 100644
--- a/default-configs/ppcemb-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/ppcemb-softmmu.mak
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 include pci.mak
 include sound.mak
 include usb.mak
+CONFIG_PPC4XX=y
 CONFIG_M48T59=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_ISA=y
diff --git a/hw/i2c/Makefile.objs b/hw/i2c/Makefile.objs
index a081b8ef2c..0594dea3ae 100644
--- a/hw/i2c/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/i2c/Makefile.objs
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_EXYNOS4) += exynos4210_i2c.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_IMX_I2C) += imx_i2c.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ASPEED_SOC) += aspeed_i2c.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OMAP) += omap_i2c.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPC4XX) += ppc4xx_i2c.o
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_i2c.c b/hw/i2c/ppc4xx_i2c.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/ppc/ppc4xx_i2c.c
rename to hw/i2c/ppc4xx_i2c.c
diff --git a/hw/ppc/Makefile.objs b/hw/ppc/Makefile.objs
index 207721647a..7efc686748 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/ppc/Makefile.objs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_PSERIES) += spapr_rtas_ddw.o
 # PowerPC 4xx boards
 obj-y += ppc405_boards.o ppc4xx_devs.o ppc405_uc.o ppc440_bamboo.o
-obj-y += ppc4xx_pci.o ppc4xx_i2c.o
+obj-y += ppc4xx_pci.o
 # PReP
 obj-$(CONFIG_PREP) += prep.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PREP) += prep_systemio.o