diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index b04b4916aa3d..53470f0437c3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ choice
 config MIPS_ALCHEMY
 	bool "Alchemy processor based machines"
 	select 64BIT_PHYS_ADDR
-	select CEVT_R4K_LIB
+	select CEVT_R4K
 	select CSRC_R4K
 	select IRQ_CPU
 	select SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
@@ -926,11 +926,7 @@ config CEVT_DS1287
 config CEVT_GT641XX
 	bool
 
-config CEVT_R4K_LIB
-	bool
-
 config CEVT_R4K
-	select CEVT_R4K_LIB
 	bool
 
 config CEVT_SB1250
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/time.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/time.h
index 6be93a468ec9..761f2e92119e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/time.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/time.h
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@ extern int (*perf_irq)(void);
 /*
  * Initialize the calling CPU's compare interrupt as clockevent device
  */
-#ifdef CONFIG_CEVT_R4K_LIB
 extern unsigned int __weak get_c0_compare_int(void);
 extern int r4k_clockevent_init(void);
-#endif
 
 static inline int mips_clockevent_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
index d9abe17b3556..540dff8c7217 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_perf_event_mipsxx.o = -pg
 endif
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CEVT_BCM1480)	+= cevt-bcm1480.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CEVT_R4K_LIB)	+= cevt-r4k.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CEVT_R4K)		+= cevt-r4k.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC)	+= cevt-smtc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CEVT_DS1287)	+= cevt-ds1287.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CEVT_GT641XX)	+= cevt-gt641xx.o