diff --git a/arch/arm64/core/fatal.c b/arch/arm64/core/fatal.c
index 0dbc13228de..f921c4ccf5a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/core/fatal.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/fatal.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static void esf_dump(const z_arch_esf_t *esf)
 	LOG_ERR("x18: 0x%016llx  lr:  0x%016llx", esf->x18, esf->lr);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 static void esf_unwind(const z_arch_esf_t *esf)
 {
 	/*
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ void z_arm64_fatal_error(unsigned int reason, z_arch_esf_t *esf)
 		esf_dump(esf);
 	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	esf_unwind(esf);
-#endif /* CONFIG_ARM64_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE */
+#endif /* CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE */
 #endif /* CONFIG_EXCEPTION_DEBUG */
 
 	z_fatal_error(reason, esf);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 4d964905e42..0993189b99c 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ config RISCV_ALWAYS_SWITCH_THROUGH_ECALL
 config RISCV_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	bool
 	default y
-	depends on EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	imply THREAD_STACK_INFO
 	help
 	  Internal config to enable runtime stack traces on fatal exceptions.
diff --git a/arch/riscv/core/CMakeLists.txt b/arch/riscv/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ffcffd65c8..07eae41a6e0 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/riscv/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_RISCV_PMP pmp.c pmp.S)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_THREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE tls.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_USERSPACE userspace.S)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_SEMIHOST semihost.c)
-zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_RISCV_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE stacktrace.c)
+zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE stacktrace.c)
 zephyr_linker_sources(ROM_START SORT_KEY 0x0vectors vector_table.ld)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/core/fatal.c b/arch/riscv/core/fatal.c
index b8736f36144..bd4ed3dca36 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/core/fatal.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/core/fatal.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ FUNC_NORETURN void z_riscv_fatal_error_csf(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf
 		LOG_ERR("");
 	}
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE) && (esf != NULL)) {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE) && (esf != NULL)) {
 		z_riscv_unwind_stack(esf);
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.ia32 b/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.ia32
index 770f6ff4d6d..2e2cf1d0fc2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.ia32
+++ b/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.ia32
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ config X86_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	bool
 	default y
 	select DEBUG_INFO
-	depends on EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	depends on !OMIT_FRAME_POINTER
 	help
 	  Internal config to enable runtime stack traces on fatal exceptions.
diff --git a/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.intel64 b/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.intel64
index 36e7110f79a..a287de6eb09 100644
--- a/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.intel64
+++ b/arch/x86/core/Kconfig.intel64
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ config X86_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	bool
 	default y
 	select DEBUG_INFO
-	depends on EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	depends on !OMIT_FRAME_POINTER
 	depends on NO_OPTIMIZATIONS
 	help
diff --git a/arch/x86/core/fatal.c b/arch/x86/core/fatal.c
index a2aea657498..5db20eb5deb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/core/fatal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/core/fatal.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static inline uintptr_t esf_get_code(const z_arch_esf_t *esf)
 #endif
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE)
+#if defined(CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE)
 struct stack_frame {
 	uintptr_t next;
 	uintptr_t ret_addr;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void unwind_stack(uintptr_t base_ptr, uint16_t cs)
 		base_ptr = frame->next;
 	}
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_X86_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE */
+#endif /* CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE */
 
 static inline uintptr_t get_cr3(const z_arch_esf_t *esf)
 {
@@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ static void dump_regs(const z_arch_esf_t *esf)
 	LOG_ERR("RSP: 0x%016lx RFLAGS: 0x%016lx CS: 0x%04lx CR3: 0x%016lx",
 		esf->rsp, esf->rflags, esf->cs & 0xFFFFU, get_cr3(esf));
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	LOG_ERR("call trace:");
 #endif
 	LOG_ERR("RIP: 0x%016lx", esf->rip);
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	unwind_stack(esf->rbp, esf->cs);
 #endif
 }
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ static void dump_regs(const z_arch_esf_t *esf)
 	LOG_ERR("EFLAGS: 0x%08x CS: 0x%04x CR3: 0x%08lx", esf->eflags,
 		esf->cs & 0xFFFFU, get_cr3(esf));
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	LOG_ERR("call trace:");
 #endif
 	LOG_ERR("EIP: 0x%08x", esf->eip);
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	unwind_stack(esf->ebp, esf->cs);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/subsys/debug/Kconfig b/subsys/debug/Kconfig
index 4ba285b613c..dc9da0efc30 100644
--- a/subsys/debug/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/debug/Kconfig
@@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ config SYMTAB
 config EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	bool "Attempt to print stack traces upon exceptions"
 	default y
+	depends on (X86_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE || \
+		    ARM64_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE || \
+		    RISCV_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE)
 	help
 	  If the architecture fatal handling code supports it, attempt to
 	  print a stack trace of function memory addresses when an