diff --git a/arch/nds32/Kconfig b/arch/nds32/Kconfig
index 62313902d75d9..352913573aee0 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/nds32/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 config NDS32
 	def_bool y
 	select ARCH_32BIT_OFF_T
+	select ARCH_ATOMIC
 	select ARCH_HAS_DMA_PREP_COHERENT
 	select ARCH_HAS_SYNC_DMA_FOR_CPU
 	select ARCH_HAS_SYNC_DMA_FOR_DEVICE