diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/elf.h
index aa2d6da9d187..12c74e826530 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define  R_ARC_32_PCREL		0x31
 
 /*to set parameters in the core dumps */
-#define ELF_ARCH		EM_ARCOMPACT
+#define ELF_ARCH		EM_ARC_INUSE
 #define ELF_CLASS		ELFCLASS32
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN