diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 95a2a06acc6a6..72bc31b6eeb95 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -904,13 +904,13 @@ config RISCV_ISA_FALLBACK
 	  on the replacement properties, "riscv,isa-base" and
 	  "riscv,isa-extensions".
 
-endmenu # "Boot options"
-
 config BUILTIN_DTB
-	bool
+	bool "Built-in device tree"
 	depends on OF && NONPORTABLE
 	default y if XIP_KERNEL
 
+endmenu # "Boot options"
+
 config PORTABLE
 	bool
 	default !NONPORTABLE
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
index a2e2f0dd3899a..a8939558702cb 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
@@ -266,10 +266,12 @@ SYM_CODE_START(_start_kernel)
 	la sp, _end + THREAD_SIZE
 	XIP_FIXUP_OFFSET sp
 	mv s0, a0
+	mv s1, a1
 	call __copy_data
 
-	/* Restore a0 copy */
+	/* Restore a0 & a1 copy */
 	mv a0, s0
+	mv a1, s1
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL