diff --git a/sys/arm/conf/GENERIC b/sys/arm/conf/GENERIC
index 7394f3842d4..9607b16756e 100644
--- a/sys/arm/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/arm/conf/GENERIC
@@ -272,5 +272,4 @@ makeoptions	MODULES_EXTRA+="dtb/rpi"
 makeoptions	MODULES_EXTRA+="dtb/zynq"
 
 # SOC-specific modules
-makeoptions	MODULES_EXTRA+="allwinner"
 makeoptions	MODULES_EXTRA+="imx"
diff --git a/sys/arm/conf/NOTES b/sys/arm/conf/NOTES
index 920d721dc3b..0a5d34c3849 100644
--- a/sys/arm/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/arm/conf/NOTES
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ nodevice	bnxt
 
 # Build SOC-specific modules...
 
-makeoptions	MODULES_EXTRA+="allwinner"
 makeoptions	MODULES_EXTRA+="imx"
 
 # Build dtb files...
diff --git a/sys/modules/Makefile b/sys/modules/Makefile
index 63a0b3260e6..9ec7c33465f 100644
--- a/sys/modules/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/Makefile
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ _irdma=		irdma
 .if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "aarch64" || ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "arm" || \
 	${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "riscv"
 .if !empty(OPT_FDT)
+_allwinner=	allwinner
 _if_cgem=	if_cgem
 .endif
 .endif
@@ -713,7 +714,6 @@ _hyperv=  hyperv
 _vf_i2c=	vf_i2c
 
 .if !empty(OPT_FDT)
-_allwinner=	allwinner
 _dwwdt=		dwwdt
 _enetc=		enetc
 _felix=		felix