diff --git a/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms b/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
index a96c81d..5ef4f7a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
+++ b/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ platforms += pmcs-msp71xx
 platforms += pnx833x
 platforms += ralink
 platforms += rb532
+platforms += sgi-common
 platforms += sgi-ip22
 platforms += sgi-ip27
 platforms += sgi-ip32
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 3973d4b..183501b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ config RALINK
 
 config SGI_IP22
 	bool "SGI IP22 (Indy/Indigo2)"
+	select MIPS_SGI
 	select FW_ARC
 	select FW_ARC32
 	select BOOT_ELF32
@@ -629,6 +630,7 @@ config SGI_IP22
 
 config SGI_IP27
 	bool "SGI IP27 (Origin200/2000)"
+	select MIPS_SGI
 	select FW_ARC
 	select FW_ARC64
 	select BOOT_ELF64
@@ -650,6 +652,7 @@ config SGI_IP27
 
 config SGI_IP28
 	bool "SGI IP28 (Indigo2 R10k)"
+	select MIPS_SGI
 	select FW_ARC
 	select FW_ARC64
 	select BOOT_ELF64
@@ -687,6 +690,7 @@ config SGI_IP28
 
 config SGI_IP32
 	bool "SGI IP32 (O2)"
+	select MIPS_SGI
 	select FW_ARC
 	select FW_ARC32
 	select BOOT_ELF32
@@ -1247,6 +1251,9 @@ config MIPS_SPRAM
 config SWAP_IO_SPACE
 	bool
 
+config MIPS_SGI
+	bool
+
 config SGI_HAS_INDYDOG
 	bool
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-common/Makefile b/arch/mips/sgi-common/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb8e588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-common/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#
+# Makefile for common bits shared by various SGI systems
+#
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-common/Platform b/arch/mips/sgi-common/Platform
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..142a76a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-common/Platform
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_SGI)		+= sgi-common/