diff --git a/arch/nios2/soc/nios2f-zephyr/Kconfig.defconfig b/arch/nios2/soc/nios2f-zephyr/Kconfig.defconfig
index 511d987dda7..89a8d9c35ab 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/soc/nios2f-zephyr/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/arch/nios2/soc/nios2f-zephyr/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ config SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
 	int
 	default 50000000
 
+config ALTERA_AVALON_SYSID
+	def_bool y
+
 if UART_NS16550
 
 config UART_NS16550_PCI