diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
index 3915985c83e4..2797412a7ec9 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ config ARCH_RENESAS
 	  This enables support for the RISC-V based Renesas SoCs.
 
 config ARCH_SIFIVE
-	def_bool SOC_SIFIVE
-
-config SOC_SIFIVE
 	bool "SiFive SoCs"
 	select ERRATA_SIFIVE if !XIP_KERNEL
 	help
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
index 936015d9288e..8f2bec476af2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ CONFIG_EXPERT=y
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_MICROCHIP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_RENESAS=y
-CONFIG_SOC_SIFIVE=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_SIFIVE=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_SOPHGO=y
 CONFIG_SOC_STARFIVE=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI=y