diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index ceee97090051..20ae5d27da73 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1423,7 +1423,6 @@ config BIG_LITTLE
 config BL_SWITCHER
 	bool "big.LITTLE switcher support"
 	depends on BIG_LITTLE && MCPM && HOTPLUG_CPU && ARM_GIC
-	select ARM_CPU_SUSPEND
 	select CPU_PM
 	help
 	  The big.LITTLE "switcher" provides the core functionality to
@@ -2140,7 +2139,8 @@ config ARCH_SUSPEND_POSSIBLE
 	def_bool y
 
 config ARM_CPU_SUSPEND
-	def_bool PM_SLEEP
+	def_bool PM_SLEEP || BL_SWITCHER
+	depends on ARCH_SUSPEND_POSSIBLE
 
 config ARCH_HIBERNATION_POSSIBLE
 	bool