diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mxc.h b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mxc.h
index 48e6d781f15b..fe2d0f5abfcc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mxc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mxc.h
@@ -8,41 +8,15 @@
 #define __ASM_ARCH_MXC_H__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <soc/imx/cpu.h>
 
 #ifndef __ASM_ARCH_MXC_HARDWARE_H__
 #error "Do not include directly."
 #endif
 
-#define MXC_CPU_MX1		1
-#define MXC_CPU_MX21		21
-#define MXC_CPU_MX25		25
-#define MXC_CPU_MX27		27
-#define MXC_CPU_MX31		31
-#define MXC_CPU_MX35		35
-#define MXC_CPU_MX51		51
-#define MXC_CPU_MX53		53
-#define MXC_CPU_IMX6SL		0x60
-#define MXC_CPU_IMX6DL		0x61
-#define MXC_CPU_IMX6SX		0x62
-#define MXC_CPU_IMX6Q		0x63
-#define MXC_CPU_IMX6UL		0x64
-#define MXC_CPU_IMX6ULL		0x65
-/* virtual cpu id for i.mx6ulz */
-#define MXC_CPU_IMX6ULZ		0x6b
-#define MXC_CPU_IMX6SLL		0x67
-#define MXC_CPU_IMX7D		0x72
-#define MXC_CPU_IMX7ULP		0xff
-
-#define MXC_CPU_VFx10		0x010
-#define MXC_CPU_VF500		0x500
-#define MXC_CPU_VF510		(MXC_CPU_VF500 | MXC_CPU_VFx10)
-#define MXC_CPU_VF600		0x600
-#define MXC_CPU_VF610		(MXC_CPU_VF600 | MXC_CPU_VFx10)
-
 #define IMX_DDR_TYPE_LPDDR2		1
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
-extern unsigned int __mxc_cpu_type;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX6SL
 static inline bool cpu_is_imx6sl(void)
diff --git a/include/soc/imx/cpu.h b/include/soc/imx/cpu.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..42d6aeb951fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/soc/imx/cpu.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+#ifndef __IMX_CPU_H__
+#define __IMX_CPU_H__
+
+#define MXC_CPU_MX1		1
+#define MXC_CPU_MX21		21
+#define MXC_CPU_MX25		25
+#define MXC_CPU_MX27		27
+#define MXC_CPU_MX31		31
+#define MXC_CPU_MX35		35
+#define MXC_CPU_MX51		51
+#define MXC_CPU_MX53		53
+#define MXC_CPU_IMX6SL		0x60
+#define MXC_CPU_IMX6DL		0x61
+#define MXC_CPU_IMX6SX		0x62
+#define MXC_CPU_IMX6Q		0x63
+#define MXC_CPU_IMX6UL		0x64
+#define MXC_CPU_IMX6ULL		0x65
+/* virtual cpu id for i.mx6ulz */
+#define MXC_CPU_IMX6ULZ		0x6b
+#define MXC_CPU_IMX6SLL		0x67
+#define MXC_CPU_IMX7D		0x72
+#define MXC_CPU_IMX7ULP		0xff
+
+#define MXC_CPU_VFx10		0x010
+#define MXC_CPU_VF500		0x500
+#define MXC_CPU_VF510		(MXC_CPU_VF500 | MXC_CPU_VFx10)
+#define MXC_CPU_VF600		0x600
+#define MXC_CPU_VF610		(MXC_CPU_VF600 | MXC_CPU_VFx10)
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+extern unsigned int __mxc_cpu_type;
+#endif
+
+#endif