--- a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ config MTD_MYLOADER_PARTS
 	  You will still need the parsing functions to be called by the driver
 	  for your particular device. It won't happen automatically.
 
+config MTD_AR7_PARTS
+	tristate "TI AR7 partitioning support"
+	depends on MTD_PARTITIONS
+	---help---
+	  TI AR7 partitioning support
+
 comment "User Modules And Translation Layers"
 
 config MTD_CHAR
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static const char *rom_probe_types[] = {
 					"map_rom",
 					NULL };
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
-static const char *part_probe_types[] = { "cmdlinepart", "RedBoot", NULL };
+static const char *part_probe_types[] = { "cmdlinepart", "RedBoot", "ar7part", NULL };
 #endif
 
 static int physmap_flash_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
