diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 46db715..cd5f443 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -276,6 +276,16 @@
 config ARCH_WANTS_DYNAMIC_TASK_STRUCT
 	bool
 
+config ARCH_32BIT_OFF_T
+	bool
+	depends on !64BIT
+	help
+	  All new 32-bit architectures should have 64-bit off_t type on
+	  userspace side which corresponds to the loff_t kernel type. This
+	  is the requirement for modern ABIs. Some existing architectures
+	  still support 32-bit off_t. This option is enabled for all such
+	  architectures explicitly.
+
 config HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API
 	bool
 	help