diff --git a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_em_defconfig b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_em_defconfig
index 0d6f4052e64..b713b193bc0 100644
--- a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_em_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_em_defconfig
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_QEMU_ICOUNT_SHIFT=6
 CONFIG_ARC_MPU_ENABLE=y
+CONFIG_COMPILER_OPT="-fno-delayed-branch"
diff --git a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs5x_defconfig b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs5x_defconfig
index f8e50bcf3f8..9459d6f70bb 100644
--- a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs5x_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs5x_defconfig
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_QEMU_ICOUNT_SHIFT=6
+CONFIG_COMPILER_OPT="-fno-delayed-branch"
diff --git a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs6x_defconfig b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs6x_defconfig
index 8ab0d4ae0f0..3d2804c33f7 100644
--- a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs6x_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs6x_defconfig
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_QEMU_ICOUNT_SHIFT=6
+CONFIG_COMPILER_OPT="-fno-delayed-branch"
diff --git a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs_defconfig b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs_defconfig
index 911702aab21..5ff910926f8 100644
--- a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs_defconfig
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_QEMU_ICOUNT_SHIFT=6
 CONFIG_ARC_MPU_ENABLE=y
+CONFIG_COMPILER_OPT="-fno-delayed-branch"
diff --git a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs_xip_defconfig b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs_xip_defconfig
index bec83e7c5ae..b072c7692b6 100644
--- a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs_xip_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs_xip_defconfig
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_QEMU_ICOUNT_SHIFT=6
 CONFIG_ARC_MPU_ENABLE=y
+CONFIG_COMPILER_OPT="-fno-delayed-branch"