--- a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ config MTD_UIMAGE_SPLIT
 	depends on MTD_SPLIT_FIRMWARE
 	default y
 
+config MTD_SPLIT
+	def_bool n
+	help 
+	  Generic MTD split support.
+
 endmenu
 
 config MTD_TESTS
--- a/drivers/mtd/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/mtd/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD)		+= mtd.o
 mtd-y				:= mtdcore.o mtdsuper.o mtdconcat.o mtdpart.o mtdchar.o
 
+mtd-$(CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT)		+= mtdsplit.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_OF_PARTS)	+= ofpart.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS) += redboot.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS) += cmdlinepart.o
