diff --git a/arch/arc/include/kernel_arch_func.h b/arch/arc/include/kernel_arch_func.h
index 206a14e908b..79c2f8fcb65 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/kernel_arch_func.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/kernel_arch_func.h
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE int Z_INTERRUPT_CAUSE(void)
 	return irq_num;
 }
 
-#define z_arch_is_in_isr	z_arc_v2_irq_unit_is_in_isr
+static inline bool z_arch_is_in_isr(void)
+{
+	return z_arc_v2_irq_unit_is_in_isr();
+}
 
 extern void z_thread_entry_wrapper(void);
 extern void z_user_thread_entry_wrapper(void);
diff --git a/arch/nios2/include/kernel_arch_func.h b/arch/nios2/include/kernel_arch_func.h
index 7580d07c46c..6ff1b38c17f 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/include/kernel_arch_func.h
+++ b/arch/nios2/include/kernel_arch_func.h
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ z_arch_thread_return_value_set(struct k_thread *thread, unsigned int value)
 FUNC_NORETURN void z_nios2_fatal_error(unsigned int reason,
 				       const z_arch_esf_t *esf);
 
-#define z_arch_is_in_isr() (_kernel.nested != 0U)
+static inline bool z_arch_is_in_isr(void)
+{
+	return _kernel.nested != 0U;
+}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_OFFLOAD
 void z_irq_do_offload(void);
diff --git a/arch/posix/include/kernel_arch_func.h b/arch/posix/include/kernel_arch_func.h
index b405d9b30b0..555339411d9 100644
--- a/arch/posix/include/kernel_arch_func.h
+++ b/arch/posix/include/kernel_arch_func.h
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ z_arch_thread_return_value_set(struct k_thread *thread, unsigned int value)
 }
 #endif
 
-#define z_arch_is_in_isr() (_kernel.nested != 0U)
+static inline bool z_arch_is_in_isr(void)
+{
+	return _kernel.nested != 0U;
+}
 
 #endif /* _ASMLANGUAGE */
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/kernel_arch_func.h b/arch/riscv/include/kernel_arch_func.h
index e388b88d904..dfaa1cb3f3a 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/kernel_arch_func.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/kernel_arch_func.h
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ z_arch_thread_return_value_set(struct k_thread *thread, unsigned int value)
 FUNC_NORETURN void z_riscv_fatal_error(unsigned int reason,
 				       const z_arch_esf_t *esf);
 
-#define z_arch_is_in_isr() (_kernel.nested != 0U)
+static inline bool z_arch_is_in_isr(void)
+{
+	return _kernel.nested != 0U;
+}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_OFFLOAD
 int z_irq_do_offload(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/kernel_arch_func.h b/arch/x86/include/kernel_arch_func.h
index b3f2adeeb22..b425fa97862 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/kernel_arch_func.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/kernel_arch_func.h
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@
 #include <ia32/kernel_arch_func.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-#define z_arch_is_in_isr() (z_arch_curr_cpu()->nested != 0U)
-#else
-#define z_arch_is_in_isr() (_kernel.nested != 0U)
-#endif
-
 #ifndef _ASMLANGUAGE
+static inline bool z_arch_is_in_isr(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	return z_arch_curr_cpu()->nested != 0;
+#else
+	return _kernel.nested != 0U;
+#endif
+}
 
 extern K_THREAD_STACK_DEFINE(_interrupt_stack, CONFIG_ISR_STACK_SIZE);
 extern K_THREAD_STACK_DEFINE(_interrupt_stack1, CONFIG_ISR_STACK_SIZE);
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/kernel_arch_func.h b/arch/xtensa/include/kernel_arch_func.h
index b5315b59a14..6c2e83d2810 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/kernel_arch_func.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/kernel_arch_func.h
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE void z_arch_kernel_init(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-#define z_arch_is_in_isr() (z_arch_curr_cpu()->nested != 0U)
-
+static inline bool z_arch_is_in_isr(void)
+{
+	return z_arch_curr_cpu()->nested != 0U;
+}
 #endif /* _ASMLANGUAGE */
 
 #endif /* ZEPHYR_ARCH_XTENSA_INCLUDE_KERNEL_ARCH_FUNC_H_ */