diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 22b0940494bb..91ad76f30d18 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ config ZONE_DMA32
 	bool
 	default y if PPC64
 
+config PGTABLE_LEVELS
+	int
+	default 2 if !PPC64
+	default 3 if PPC_64K_PAGES
+	default 4
+
 source "init/Kconfig"
 
 source "kernel/Kconfig.freezer"