diff --git a/configs/avnet_ultrazedev_cc_v1_0_ultrazedev_som_v1_0_defconfig b/configs/avnet_ultrazedev_cc_v1_0_ultrazedev_som_v1_0_defconfig
index 785283fbea8f..030d28a5dfc7 100644
--- a/configs/avnet_ultrazedev_cc_v1_0_ultrazedev_som_v1_0_defconfig
+++ b/configs/avnet_ultrazedev_cc_v1_0_ultrazedev_som_v1_0_defconfig
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_WINBOND=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_ZYNQ=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_ANNOUNCE=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQMP_GQSPI=y
diff --git a/configs/bitmain_antminer_s9_defconfig b/configs/bitmain_antminer_s9_defconfig
index 9f8802383689..ef5f5676157c 100644
--- a/configs/bitmain_antminer_s9_defconfig
+++ b/configs/bitmain_antminer_s9_defconfig
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_ZYNQ=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_ANNOUNCE=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_SERIAL=y
 # CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set
 CONFIG_WDT=y
diff --git a/configs/syzygy_hub_defconfig b/configs/syzygy_hub_defconfig
index db6077c11bd1..242ebf89e149 100644
--- a/configs/syzygy_hub_defconfig
+++ b/configs/syzygy_hub_defconfig
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ CONFIG_PHY_XILINX=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_ZYNQ=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_USB=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
diff --git a/configs/topic_miami_defconfig b/configs/topic_miami_defconfig
index f50d12d154e2..26b6a8e034f1 100644
--- a/configs/topic_miami_defconfig
+++ b/configs/topic_miami_defconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_SPEED=108000000
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_STMICRO=y
 # CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_USE_4K_SECTORS is not set
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_ZYNQ=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_QSPI=y
 CONFIG_USB=y
diff --git a/configs/topic_miamilite_defconfig b/configs/topic_miamilite_defconfig
index d2fe64ed9ee4..fb967e90f851 100644
--- a/configs/topic_miamilite_defconfig
+++ b/configs/topic_miamilite_defconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_SPEED=108000000
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_STMICRO=y
 # CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_USE_4K_SECTORS is not set
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_ZYNQ=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_QSPI=y
 CONFIG_USB=y
diff --git a/configs/topic_miamiplus_defconfig b/configs/topic_miamiplus_defconfig
index 9afd7f6bcada..23ad93f423ac 100644
--- a/configs/topic_miamiplus_defconfig
+++ b/configs/topic_miamiplus_defconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_STMICRO=y
 # CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_USE_4K_SECTORS is not set
 # CONFIG_NETDEVICES is not set
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_ZYNQ=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_QSPI=y
 CONFIG_USB=y
diff --git a/configs/xilinx_versal_mini_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_versal_mini_defconfig
index a3b71ccc3e1b..3186c9843e42 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_versal_mini_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_versal_mini_defconfig
@@ -54,4 +54,5 @@ CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 # CONFIG_DM_WARN is not set
 # CONFIG_DM_DEVICE_REMOVE is not set
 # CONFIG_MMC is not set
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 # CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set
diff --git a/configs/xilinx_versal_mini_emmc0_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_versal_mini_emmc0_defconfig
index e25077b0006b..10240212673b 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_versal_mini_emmc0_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_versal_mini_emmc0_defconfig
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@ CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 # CONFIG_DM_DEVICE_REMOVE is not set
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_ZYNQ=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_FAT_WRITE=y
 # CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set
diff --git a/configs/xilinx_versal_mini_emmc1_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_versal_mini_emmc1_defconfig
index 3b477ad10368..d38a52016f2a 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_versal_mini_emmc1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_versal_mini_emmc1_defconfig
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@ CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 # CONFIG_DM_DEVICE_REMOVE is not set
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_ZYNQ=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_FAT_WRITE=y
 # CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set
diff --git a/configs/xilinx_versal_virt_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_versal_virt_defconfig
index b629f8ba698c..4ed14f7030cc 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_versal_virt_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_versal_virt_defconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ CONFIG_PHY_FIXED=y
 CONFIG_PHY_GIGE=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_PL01X_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI=y
diff --git a/configs/xilinx_zynq_virt_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_zynq_virt_defconfig
index 375d54cbad63..5da7440af287 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_zynq_virt_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_zynq_virt_defconfig
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ CONFIG_PHY_REALTEK=y
 CONFIG_PHY_XILINX=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_SPI=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_QSPI=y
diff --git a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_defconfig
index c28efa3582a7..d010f429cb6e 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_defconfig
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@ CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 # CONFIG_DM_WARN is not set
 # CONFIG_DM_DEVICE_REMOVE is not set
 # CONFIG_MMC is not set
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_PANIC_HANG=y
 # CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set
diff --git a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_emmc0_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_emmc0_defconfig
index cb2983d2476e..2fdc0f9ac45f 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_emmc0_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_emmc0_defconfig
@@ -55,5 +55,6 @@ CONFIG_SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_ZYNQ=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_PANIC_HANG=y
 # CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set
diff --git a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_emmc1_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_emmc1_defconfig
index f7bec364c386..2f1c6e266b5a 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_emmc1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_emmc1_defconfig
@@ -55,5 +55,6 @@ CONFIG_SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_ZYNQ=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_PANIC_HANG=y
 # CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set
diff --git a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_nand_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_nand_defconfig
index 01e097199155..02d2e29deac6 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_nand_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_nand_defconfig
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_RAW_NAND=y
 CONFIG_NAND_ARASAN=y
 CONFIG_SYS_NAND_MAX_CHIPS=2
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_PANIC_HANG=y
 # CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set
diff --git a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_nand_single_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_nand_single_defconfig
index 20e76cb11e8b..1d5a30c140c8 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_nand_single_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_nand_single_defconfig
@@ -50,5 +50,6 @@ CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_RAW_NAND=y
 CONFIG_NAND_ARASAN=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_PANIC_HANG=y
 # CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set
diff --git a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_qspi_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_qspi_defconfig
index c6e03cd256d4..6faf3bed8146 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_qspi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini_qspi_defconfig
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SPANSION=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_STMICRO=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_WINBOND=y
 # CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_USE_4K_SECTORS is not set
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQMP_GQSPI=y
 CONFIG_PANIC_HANG=y
diff --git a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_virt_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_virt_defconfig
index 57be5a49f65e..7886d5a38f29 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_virt_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_virt_defconfig
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM=y
 CONFIG_SCSI=y
 CONFIG_DM_SCSI=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_SPI=y
diff --git a/configs/zynq_cse_nand_defconfig b/configs/zynq_cse_nand_defconfig
index 6a01da2e4e1f..8ba8000b131b 100644
--- a/configs/zynq_cse_nand_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynq_cse_nand_defconfig
@@ -56,4 +56,5 @@ CONFIG_SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_RAW_NAND=y
 CONFIG_NAND_ZYNQ=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 # CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set
diff --git a/configs/zynq_cse_nor_defconfig b/configs/zynq_cse_nor_defconfig
index 7b18ba3cd534..159606c7c772 100644
--- a/configs/zynq_cse_nor_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynq_cse_nor_defconfig
@@ -59,4 +59,5 @@ CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER=y
 CONFIG_CFI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_USE_BUFFER_WRITE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_CFI=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 # CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set
diff --git a/configs/zynq_cse_qspi_defconfig b/configs/zynq_cse_qspi_defconfig
index 15d8473b27ca..c8cd1f938ef9 100644
--- a/configs/zynq_cse_qspi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynq_cse_qspi_defconfig
@@ -69,5 +69,6 @@ CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_STMICRO=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_WINBOND=y
 # CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_USE_4K_SECTORS is not set
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_ARM_DCC=y
+CONFIG_ARM_DCC=y
 CONFIG_ZYNQ_QSPI=y
 # CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index 574da3e82d5f..17d0e7362379 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -517,6 +517,12 @@ config ARC_SERIAL
 	  Select this to enable support for ARC UART now typically
 	  only used in Synopsys DesignWare ARC simulators like nSIM.
 
+config ARM_DCC
+	bool "ARM Debug Communication Channel (DCC) as UART support"
+	depends on ARM
+	help
+	  Select this to enable using the ARM DCC as a form of UART.
+
 config ATMEL_USART
 	bool "Atmel USART support"
 	help
diff --git a/include/configs/xilinx_versal.h b/include/configs/xilinx_versal.h
index da640d6f14dc..1276612503d4 100644
--- a/include/configs/xilinx_versal.h
+++ b/include/configs/xilinx_versal.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Serial setup */
-#define CONFIG_ARM_DCC
 #define CONFIG_CPU_ARMV8
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE \
diff --git a/include/configs/xilinx_zynqmp.h b/include/configs/xilinx_zynqmp.h
index b744a91fa60f..6cde7e83e910 100644
--- a/include/configs/xilinx_zynqmp.h
+++ b/include/configs/xilinx_zynqmp.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN		(CONFIG_ENV_SIZE + 0x2000000)
 
 /* Serial setup */
-#define CONFIG_ARM_DCC
 #define CONFIG_CPU_ARMV8
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE \
diff --git a/include/configs/zynq-common.h b/include/configs/zynq-common.h
index 9e83e1777525..59e77f6eccfd 100644
--- a/include/configs/zynq-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/zynq-common.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE  \
 	{300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200, 230400}
 
-#define CONFIG_ARM_DCC
-
 /* Ethernet driver */
 #if defined(CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM)
 # define CONFIG_SYS_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN
diff --git a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
index fe9a1971cc88..2210f46e4469 100644
--- a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ CONFIG_ARMV7_SECURE_MAX_SIZE
 CONFIG_ARMV7_SECURE_RESERVE_SIZE
 CONFIG_ARMV8_SWITCH_TO_EL1
 CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_CP15_ERRATA
-CONFIG_ARM_DCC
 CONFIG_ARM_FREQ
 CONFIG_ARM_GIC_BASE_ADDRESS
 CONFIG_ARM_PL180_MMCI_BASE
