diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 00fd9c548f26..26464dae8ab7 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -324,6 +324,15 @@ config NODES_SHIFT
 	  Specify the maximum number of NUMA Nodes available on the target
 	  system.  Increases memory reserved to accommodate various tables.
 
+config RISCV_ALTERNATIVE
+	bool
+	depends on !XIP_KERNEL
+	help
+	  This Kconfig allows the kernel to automatically patch the
+	  errata required by the execution platform at run time. The
+	  code patching is performed once in the boot stages. It means
+	  that the overhead from this mechanism is just taken once.
+
 config RISCV_ISA_C
 	bool "Emit compressed instructions when building Linux"
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
index 0aacd7052585..c521c2ae2de2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
 menu "CPU errata selection"
 
-config RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE
-	bool "RISC-V alternative scheme"
-	depends on !XIP_KERNEL
-	default y
-	help
-	  This Kconfig allows the kernel to automatically patch the
-	  errata required by the execution platform at run time. The
-	  code patching is performed once in the boot stages. It means
-	  that the overhead from this mechanism is just taken once.
-
 config ERRATA_SIFIVE
 	bool "SiFive errata"
-	depends on RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE
+	depends on !XIP_KERNEL
+	select RISCV_ALTERNATIVE
 	help
 	  All SiFive errata Kconfig depend on this Kconfig. Disabling
 	  this Kconfig will disable all SiFive errata. Please say "Y"
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
index 34592d00dde8..41c0a6e9b0bf 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ config SOC_SIFIVE
 	select CLK_SIFIVE
 	select CLK_SIFIVE_PRCI
 	select SIFIVE_PLIC
-	select RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE if !XIP_KERNEL
 	select ERRATA_SIFIVE if !XIP_KERNEL
 	help
 	  This enables support for SiFive SoC platform hardware.
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile b/arch/riscv/Makefile
index 7d81102cffd4..a7ed47ce9311 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ endif
 
 head-y := arch/riscv/kernel/head.o
 
-core-$(CONFIG_RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE) += arch/riscv/errata/
+core-y += arch/riscv/errata/
 core-$(CONFIG_KVM) += arch/riscv/kvm/
 
 libs-y += arch/riscv/lib/
diff --git a/arch/riscv/errata/Makefile b/arch/riscv/errata/Makefile
index b8f8740a3e44..0ca1c5281a2d 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/errata/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/errata/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-obj-y	+= alternative.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ERRATA_SIFIVE) += sifive/
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/alternative-macros.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/alternative-macros.h
index 67406c376389..5dd8d03a13da 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/alternative-macros.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/alternative-macros.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ALTERNATIVE_MACROS_H
 #define __ASM_ALTERNATIVE_MACROS_H
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE
+#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE
 
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
-#else /* !CONFIG_RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE*/
+#else /* CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE */
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 .macro __ALTERNATIVE_CFG old_c
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
 	__ALTERNATIVE_CFG(old_c)
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
-#endif /* CONFIG_RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE */
+#endif /* CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE */
+
 /*
  * Usage:
  *   ALTERNATIVE(old_content, new_content, vendor_id, errata_id, CONFIG_k)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/alternative.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/alternative.h
index e625d3cafbed..7b42bcef0ecf 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/alternative.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/alternative.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE
+
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
@@ -35,5 +37,11 @@ struct errata_checkfunc_id {
 void sifive_errata_patch_func(struct alt_entry *begin, struct alt_entry *end,
 			      unsigned long archid, unsigned long impid);
 
+#else /* CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE */
+
+static inline void apply_boot_alternatives(void) { }
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE */
+
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
index 87adbe47bc15..0f8348ac30f1 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ extra-y += head.o
 extra-y += vmlinux.lds
 
 obj-y	+= soc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE) += alternative.o
 obj-y	+= cpu.o
 obj-y	+= cpufeature.o
 obj-y	+= entry.o
diff --git a/arch/riscv/errata/alternative.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/alternative.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/riscv/errata/alternative.c
rename to arch/riscv/kernel/alternative.c
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
index 622f226454d5..a6d13dca1403 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ static DECLARE_COMPLETION(cpu_running);
 void __init smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
 {
 	init_cpu_topology();
-#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE
 	apply_boot_alternatives();
-#endif
 }
 
 void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c
index fe92e119e6a3..b40426509244 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void do_trap_error(struct pt_regs *regs, int signo, int code,
 	}
 }
 
-#if defined (CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL) && defined (CONFIG_RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE)
+#if defined(CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL) && defined(CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE)
 #define __trap_section		__section(".xip.traps")
 #else
 #define __trap_section