diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 128192e14ff2..089293e4ad46 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config 32BIT
 config RISCV
 	def_bool y
 	select ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_INIT
+	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW
 	select ARCH_HAS_BINFMT_FLAT
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_VIRTUAL if MMU
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_WX