diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-at91/at91sam9x5.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-at91/at91sam9x5.h
index a47103851e..d49c18480d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-at91/at91sam9x5.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-at91/at91sam9x5.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #ifndef __AT91SAM9X5_H__
 #define __AT91SAM9X5_H__
 
+#define CONFIG_ARM926EJS	/* ARM926EJS Core */
+#define CONFIG_AT91FAMILY	/* it's a member of AT91 family */
+
 /*
  * Peripheral identifiers/interrupts.
  */