diff --git a/soc/riscv/riscv-ite/common/vector.S b/soc/riscv/riscv-ite/common/vector.S
index d5062d434cc..10d8e93835c 100644
--- a/soc/riscv/riscv-ite/common/vector.S
+++ b/soc/riscv/riscv-ite/common/vector.S
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ GTEXT(__initialize)
 GTEXT(__irq_wrapper)
 
 SECTION_FUNC(vectors, __start)
+#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_GP
+	.option push
+	.option norelax
+	/* Configure the GP register */
+	la gp, __global_pointer$
+	.option pop
+#endif
+
 	.option norvc;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/soc/riscv/riscv-ite/it8xxx2/Kconfig.defconfig.series b/soc/riscv/riscv-ite/it8xxx2/Kconfig.defconfig.series
index c5147ad1d54..00803146694 100644
--- a/soc/riscv/riscv-ite/it8xxx2/Kconfig.defconfig.series
+++ b/soc/riscv/riscv-ite/it8xxx2/Kconfig.defconfig.series
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ config ITE_IT8XXX2_INTC
 	select FLASH_HAS_DRIVER_ENABLED
 	select HAS_FLASH_LOAD_OFFSET
 
+config RISCV_GP
+	default y
+
 config SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
 	default 32768