diff --git a/arch/Config.in.arm b/arch/Config.in.arm
index aadd14f5fc..f0488b4685 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in.arm
+++ b/arch/Config.in.arm
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ config BR2_cortex_m4
 config BR2_cortex_m7
 	bool "cortex-M7"
 	select BR2_ARM_CPU_HAS_THUMB2
+	select BR2_ARM_CPU_MAYBE_HAS_FPV5
 	select BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7M
 	select BR2_ARCH_NEEDS_GCC_AT_LEAST_5
 endif # !BR2_ARCH_IS_64