diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index c7a081c583b9..2de75779a247 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ config ARC
 	select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
-	select HAVE_FUTEX_CMPXCHG
+	select HAVE_FUTEX_CMPXCHG if FUTEX
 	select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
 	select HAVE_KRETPROBES