diff --git a/tests/kernel/gen_isr_table/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/gen_isr_table/src/main.c
index fee080be48d..bdd04a83835 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/gen_isr_table/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/gen_isr_table/src/main.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void trigger_irq(int irq)
 			  : "=r" (mip)
 			  : "r" (1 << irq));
 }
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_ARCV2)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ARC)
 void trigger_irq(int irq)
 {
 	z_arc_v2_aux_reg_write(_ARC_V2_AUX_IRQ_HINT, irq);
diff --git a/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/interrupt_util.h b/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/interrupt_util.h
index cc3cd1e2862..8d37364923b 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/interrupt_util.h
+++ b/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/interrupt_util.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static inline void trigger_irq(int irq)
 #endif
 }
 
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_ARCV2)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ARC)
 static inline void trigger_irq(int irq)
 {
 	printk("Triggering irq : %d\n", irq);
diff --git a/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/nested_irq.c b/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/nested_irq.c
index 53ccbf04eb8..dfcea450465 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/nested_irq.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/nested_irq.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /*
  * Run the nested interrupt test for the supported platforms only.
  */
-#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_CORTEX_M) || defined(CONFIG_CPU_ARCV2) || \
+#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_CORTEX_M) || defined(CONFIG_ARC) || \
 	defined(CONFIG_GIC)
 #define TEST_NESTED_ISR
 #endif