diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index f1676f202dd904..09bacd86f28054 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ config ARC_CANT_LLSC
 
 config ARC_HAS_LLSC
 	bool "Insn: LLOCK/SCOND (efficient atomic ops)"
-	default y
+	default n
 	depends on !ARC_CANT_LLSC
 
 config ARC_HAS_ATLD
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/haps_arc64_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/haps_arc64_defconfig
index 83b44066370e9f..39265c4721b775 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/haps_arc64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/haps_arc64_defconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ CONFIG_EXPERT=y
 CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
+CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LLSC=y
+# CONFIG_ARC_HAS_ATLD is not set
 CONFIG_ISA_ARCV3=y
 CONFIG_PGTABLE_LEVELS=4
 # CONFIG_ARC_HAS_ACCL_REGS is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/haps_arc64_smp_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/haps_arc64_smp_defconfig
index 2d5c67dd234eaf..02f0c49e4b02a6 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/haps_arc64_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/haps_arc64_smp_defconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
+CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LLSC=y
+# CONFIG_ARC_HAS_ATLD is not set
 CONFIG_ISA_ARCV3=y
 CONFIG_PGTABLE_LEVELS=4
 # CONFIG_ARC_HAS_ACCL_REGS is not set