diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 4383313b064a0..5c8caf85c3505 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ config ARC_HAS_DIV_REM
 
 config ARC_HAS_ACCL_REGS
 	bool "Reg Pair ACCL:ACCH (FPU and/or MPY > 6)"
-	default n
+	default y
 	help
 	  Depending on the configuration, CPU can contain accumulator reg-pair
 	  (also referred to as r58:r59). These can also be used by gcc as GPR so
diff --git a/arch/arc/plat-hsdk/Kconfig b/arch/arc/plat-hsdk/Kconfig
index 19ab3cf98f0f3..fcc9a9e27e9cb 100644
--- a/arch/arc/plat-hsdk/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/plat-hsdk/Kconfig
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@
 
 menuconfig ARC_SOC_HSDK
 	bool "ARC HS Development Kit SOC"
+	depends on ISA_ARCV2
+	select ARC_HAS_ACCL_REGS
 	select CLK_HSDK
 	select RESET_HSDK