diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
index ca1238baef71..843bc8c74b87 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ config ARM_THUMBEE
 
 config SWP_EMULATE
 	bool "Emulate SWP/SWPB instructions"
-	depends on CPU_V7 && !CPU_V6
+	depends on CPU_V7
 	select HAVE_PROC_CPU if PROC_FS
 	default y if SMP
 	help