diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 128192e14ff2a..3230c1d485626 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ config RISCV
 	select ARCH_HAS_SET_DIRECT_MAP
 	select ARCH_HAS_SET_MEMORY
 	select ARCH_HAS_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX if MMU
+	select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX if ARCH_HAS_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
+	select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX_DEFAULT
 	select ARCH_WANT_DEFAULT_TOPDOWN_MMAP_LAYOUT if MMU
 	select ARCH_WANT_FRAME_POINTERS
 	select ARCH_WANT_HUGE_PMD_SHARE if 64BIT