diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index c002d8660e30..e23df6cf710d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ config PHANTOM
 
 config INTEL_MID_PTI
 	tristate "Parallel Trace Interface for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard"
-	depends on PCI && TTY
+	depends on PCI && TTY && (X86_INTEL_MID || COMPILE_TEST)
 	default n
 	help
 	  The PTI (Parallel Trace Interface) driver directs
diff --git a/drivers/ptp/Kconfig b/drivers/ptp/Kconfig
index 1ea6f1dbbedd..5be73ba0519a 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ptp/Kconfig
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ config DP83640_PHY
 
 config PTP_1588_CLOCK_PCH
 	tristate "Intel PCH EG20T as PTP clock"
+	depends on X86 || COMPILE_TEST
 	select PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	help
 	  This driver adds support for using the PCH EG20T as a PTP
diff --git a/drivers/video/geode/Kconfig b/drivers/video/geode/Kconfig
index 21e351a14593..1e8555284786 100644
--- a/drivers/video/geode/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/geode/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 config FB_GEODE
 	bool "AMD Geode family framebuffer support"
-	depends on FB && PCI && X86
+	depends on FB && PCI && (X86_32 || (X86 && COMPILE_TEST))
 	---help---
 	  Say 'Y' here to allow you to select framebuffer drivers for
 	  the AMD Geode family of processors.
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 55ccdf6640ff..1e825c299ea5 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@ config CROSS_COMPILE
 	  need to set this unless you want the configured kernel build
 	  directory to select the cross-compiler automatically.
 
+config COMPILE_TEST
+	bool "Compile also drivers which will not load"
+	default n
+	help
+	  Some drivers can be compiled on a different platform than they are
+	  intended to be run on. Despite they cannot be loaded there (or even
+	  when they load they cannot be used due to missing HW support),
+	  developers still, opposing to distributors, might want to build such
+	  drivers to compile-test them.
+
+	  If you are a developer and want to build everything available, say Y
+	  here. If you are a user/distributor, say N here to exclude useless
+	  drivers to be distributed.
+
 config LOCALVERSION
 	string "Local version - append to kernel release"
 	help