diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index c6fc405a6c8e33348bfe69c1720dada4df2ab4be..291d368ffd281912b9570b6f940edfab6ce17223 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -992,8 +992,6 @@ config BOOT_ELF64
 
 menu "CPU selection"
 
-source "kernel/time/Kconfig"
-
 choice
 	prompt "CPU type"
 	default CPU_R4X00
@@ -1768,6 +1766,8 @@ config NR_CPUS
 	  performance should round up your number of processors to the next
 	  power of two.
 
+source "kernel/time/Kconfig"
+
 #
 # Timer Interrupt Frequency Configuration
 #