diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 23d756fe0fd6c..db8fe5d7a2377 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1985,6 +1985,10 @@ config SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS64_R1
 config SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS64_R2
 	bool
 
+config SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS64_R5
+	bool
+	select ARCH_HAS_SYNC_DMA_FOR_CPU if DMA_NONCOHERENT
+
 config SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS64_R6
 	bool
 	select ARCH_HAS_SYNC_DMA_FOR_CPU if DMA_NONCOHERENT