diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 2e83edc4e515..cb7fcc4216fd 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2249,6 +2249,7 @@ config CPU_R4K_CACHE_TLB
 
 config MIPS_MT_SMP
 	bool "MIPS MT SMP support (1 TC on each available VPE)"
+	default y
 	depends on SYS_SUPPORTS_MULTITHREADING && !CPU_MIPSR6 && !CPU_MICROMIPS
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_VI
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_EI
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
index 078ecac071ab..396408404487 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA=y
 CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
 CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2=y
 CONFIG_PAGE_SIZE_16KB=y
-CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMP=y
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
 CONFIG_HZ_100=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig
index 80ecd94ed126..5691673a3327 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA=y
 CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
 CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2=y
 CONFIG_PAGE_SIZE_16KB=y
-CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMP=y
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
 CONFIG_HZ_100=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_guest_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_guest_defconfig
index 35ad1f8d1a79..e9cadb37d684 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_guest_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_guest_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
 CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2=y
 CONFIG_KVM_GUEST=y
 CONFIG_PAGE_SIZE_16KB=y
+# CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMP is not set
 CONFIG_HZ_100=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_defconfig
index 55b68b981b05..d8c8f5fb8918 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_defconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA=y
 CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
 CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2=y
 CONFIG_PAGE_SIZE_16KB=y
-CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMP=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y
 CONFIG_MIPS_CPS=y
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_eva_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_eva_defconfig
index 5ca590cf1635..04827bc9f87f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_eva_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_eva_defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
 CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2=y
 CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_3_5_FEATURES=y
 CONFIG_PAGE_SIZE_16KB=y
-CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMP=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y
 CONFIG_MIPS_CPS=y
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8