diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 2d785f5a3041..c4ee25e88a7b 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@ config ARC_CURR_IN_REG
 
 config ARC_EMUL_UNALIGNED
 	bool "Emulate unaligned memory access (userspace only)"
-	default N
 	select SYSCTL_ARCH_UNALIGN_NO_WARN
 	select SYSCTL_ARCH_UNALIGN_ALLOW
 	depends on ISA_ARCOMPACT