diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
index d7772a4c3..e54306c7e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ config ARCH_SUNXI
 	help
 	  This enables support for Allwinner sunxi based SoCs like the A64.
 
+config BOARD_BANANAPI_M8
+	bool "Banana Pi BPI-M8 board support"
+	depends on ARCH_SUNXI
+	help
+	  Enable board-specific DTS/overlay build targets for Banana Pi BPI-M8.
+
 config ARCH_ALPINE
 	bool "Annapurna Labs Alpine platform"
 	select ALPINE_MSI if PCI
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile
index 00121795f..37f242fc5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ subdir-y += synaptics
 subdir-y += ti
 subdir-y += toshiba
 subdir-y += xilinx
+subdir-y += allwinner
 subdir-y += sunxi
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/sunxi/Makefile b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/sunxi/Makefile
index dd9dd12c2..a8e8cbe1a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/sunxi/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/sunxi/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI) += sun60i-a733-bananapi-m8.dtb
+dtb-$(CONFIG_BOARD_BANANAPI_M8) += sun60i-a733-bananapi-m8.dtb
 subdir-y += overlay
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/sunxi/overlay/bpi-m8/Makefile b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/sunxi/overlay/bpi-m8/Makefile
index 7a99be9e1..ed334cadb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/sunxi/overlay/bpi-m8/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/sunxi/overlay/bpi-m8/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-dtbo-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI) += board1.dtbo
-dtbo-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI) += board2.dtbo
-dtbo-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI) += board3.dtbo
+dtbo-$(CONFIG_BOARD_BANANAPI_M8) += board1.dtbo
+dtbo-$(CONFIG_BOARD_BANANAPI_M8) += board2.dtbo
+dtbo-$(CONFIG_BOARD_BANANAPI_M8) += board3.dtbo
diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/sun60iw2p1_bsp_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/sun60iw2p1_bsp_defconfig
index ec3e09913..ef6806420 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/sun60iw2p1_bsp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/sun60iw2p1_bsp_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_SUN60I=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_SUN60IW2=y
 CONFIG_AW_IC_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_AW_SOC_NAME="A733"
+CONFIG_BOARD_BANANAPI_M8=y
 # CONFIG_AW_UART is not set
 CONFIG_AW_UART_NG=y
 CONFIG_AW_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y