diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 74f82cf4f7816..24f5a83454772 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ config RISCV
 	select GENERIC_ARCH_TOPOLOGY if SMP
 	select ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL
 	select ARCH_HAS_MMIOWB
-	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_VIRTUAL
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_VIRTUAL if MMU
 	select HAVE_EBPF_JIT if MMU
 	select EDAC_SUPPORT
 	select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE