diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/kernel_arch_func.h b/arch/xtensa/include/kernel_arch_func.h
index a87508579ea..26b258da0eb 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/kernel_arch_func.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/kernel_arch_func.h
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 extern void z_xtensa_fatal_error(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *esf);
 
-extern K_KERNEL_STACK_ARRAY_DEFINE(z_interrupt_stacks, CONFIG_MP_NUM_CPUS,
-				   CONFIG_ISR_STACK_SIZE);
+K_KERNEL_STACK_ARRAY_DECLARE(z_interrupt_stacks, CONFIG_MP_NUM_CPUS,
+			     CONFIG_ISR_STACK_SIZE);
 
 static ALWAYS_INLINE void arch_kernel_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/subsys/debug/thread_analyzer.c b/subsys/debug/thread_analyzer.c
index 2642ddad521..286bf3205b9 100644
--- a/subsys/debug/thread_analyzer.c
+++ b/subsys/debug/thread_analyzer.c
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ static void thread_analyze_cb(const struct k_thread *cthread, void *user_data)
 	cb(&info);
 }
 
-extern K_KERNEL_STACK_ARRAY_DEFINE(z_interrupt_stacks, CONFIG_MP_NUM_CPUS,
-				   CONFIG_ISR_STACK_SIZE);
+K_KERNEL_STACK_ARRAY_DECLARE(z_interrupt_stacks, CONFIG_MP_NUM_CPUS,
+			     CONFIG_ISR_STACK_SIZE);
 
 static void isr_stacks(void)
 {
diff --git a/subsys/shell/modules/kernel_service.c b/subsys/shell/modules/kernel_service.c
index e34cbe4d720..9c5276d5e1d 100644
--- a/subsys/shell/modules/kernel_service.c
+++ b/subsys/shell/modules/kernel_service.c
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ static void shell_stack_dump(const struct k_thread *thread, void *user_data)
 		      size, unused, size - unused, size, pcnt);
 }
 
-extern K_KERNEL_STACK_ARRAY_DEFINE(z_interrupt_stacks, CONFIG_MP_NUM_CPUS,
-				   CONFIG_ISR_STACK_SIZE);
+K_KERNEL_STACK_ARRAY_DECLARE(z_interrupt_stacks, CONFIG_MP_NUM_CPUS,
+			     CONFIG_ISR_STACK_SIZE);
 
 static int cmd_kernel_stacks(const struct shell *shell,
 			     size_t argc, char **argv)