diff --git a/sys/arch/evbarm/evbarm/autoconf.c b/sys/arch/evbarm/evbarm/autoconf.c
index bd6f2be87e00..0b2379aecfa5 100644
--- a/sys/arch/evbarm/evbarm/autoconf.c
+++ b/sys/arch/evbarm/evbarm/autoconf.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: autoconf.c,v 1.22 2018/08/27 09:52:16 jmcneill Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: autoconf.c,v 1.23 2020/12/19 21:54:00 mrg Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: autoconf.c,v 1.22 2018/08/27 09:52:16 jmcneill Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: autoconf.c,v 1.23 2020/12/19 21:54:00 mrg Exp $");
 
 #include "opt_md.h"
+#include "opt_ddb.h"
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
@@ -171,6 +172,13 @@ cpu_configure(void)
 	struct mainbus_attach_args maa;
 	struct cfdata *cf;
 
+#ifdef DDB
+	if (boothowto & RB_KDB) {
+		printf("Entering DDB...\n");
+		cpu_Debugger();
+	}
+#endif
+
 	(void) splhigh();
 
 	for (cf = &cfdata[0]; cf->cf_name; cf++) {