diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index d3ef58be043c20d43f4807c8aa74e8f1ff8d48dc..6a77b8f34c9d87fc19205865786c9b7ed6c93e55 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ menu "ARC architecture"
 config SYS_ARCH
 	default "arc"
 
+config SYS_CPU
+	default "arc700"
+
 choice
 	prompt "Target select"
 
diff --git a/board/synopsys/Kconfig b/board/synopsys/Kconfig
index a54d3dfde367cdb154a8d04ec9fb6f770287a833..f614f88cc611444be2b05e24c9d454525605a68b 100644
--- a/board/synopsys/Kconfig
+++ b/board/synopsys/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 if TARGET_ARCANGEL4
 
-config SYS_CPU
-	default "arc700"
-
 config SYS_VENDOR
 	default "synopsys"
 
@@ -13,9 +10,6 @@ endif
 
 if TARGET_ARCANGEL4_BE
 
-config SYS_CPU
-	default "arc700"
-
 config SYS_VENDOR
 	default "synopsys"
 
diff --git a/board/synopsys/axs101/Kconfig b/board/synopsys/axs101/Kconfig
index 8448265888076bc9cb9b521a1dc5f0e8e6b44ca4..79e5400ea86b14f3d6af0c598be8b7c54f07ef58 100644
--- a/board/synopsys/axs101/Kconfig
+++ b/board/synopsys/axs101/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 if TARGET_AXS101
 
-config SYS_CPU
-	default "arc700"
-
 config SYS_BOARD
 	default "axs101"