diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index c1512d3e104..ec9faad7d98 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 obj-y = core/
 obj-y += bsp/
 obj-y += timer/
-obj-y += interrupt_controller/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NSIM) += serial/
 obj-y += timer/
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/interrupt_controller/Makefile b/arch/arc/interrupt_controller/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 71373986973..00000000000
--- a/arch/arc/interrupt_controller/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-ccflags-y +=-I$(srctree)/arch/arc/$(strip $(CONFIG_BSP_DIR))
-asflags-y +=-I$(srctree)/arch/arc/$(strip $(CONFIG_BSP_DIR))
-
-
-obj-y += arcv2_irq_unit.o
diff --git a/drivers/interrupt_controller/Kconfig b/drivers/interrupt_controller/Kconfig
index 1fa0970ff21..8bc4787014b 100644
--- a/drivers/interrupt_controller/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/interrupt_controller/Kconfig
@@ -48,9 +48,19 @@ config LOAPIC
 config  IOAPIC
 	bool "IOAPIC"
 	default n
-         depends on X86_32
+        depends on X86_32
 	help
 	This option signifies that the target has an IO-APIC device. This
 	capability allows IO-APIC-dependent code to be included.
 
+config ARCV2_INTERRUPT_UNIT
+	bool "ARCv2 Interrupt Unit"
+	default y
+	depends on ARC
+	help
+	The ARCv2 interrupt unit has 16 allocated exceptions associated with
+	vectors 0 to 15 and 240 interrupts associated with vectors 16 to 255.
+	The interrupt unit is optional in the ARCv2-based processors. When
+	building a processor, you can configure the processor to include an
+	interrupt unit. The ARCv2 interrupt unit is highly programmable.
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/interrupt_controller/Makefile b/drivers/interrupt_controller/Makefile
index 2075447a5bd..6d4ca639269 100644
--- a/drivers/interrupt_controller/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/interrupt_controller/Makefile
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_LOAPIC) += system_apic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LOAPIC) += loapic_intr.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IOAPIC) += ioapic_intr.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_ARCV2_INTERRUPT_UNIT) += arcv2_irq_unit.o
diff --git a/arch/arc/interrupt_controller/arcv2_irq_unit.c b/drivers/interrupt_controller/arcv2_irq_unit.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/arc/interrupt_controller/arcv2_irq_unit.c
rename to drivers/interrupt_controller/arcv2_irq_unit.c