diff --git a/boards/arc/arduino_101_sss/arduino_101_sss_defconfig b/boards/arc/arduino_101_sss/arduino_101_sss_defconfig
index b2989adf6ea..8d4518c7751 100644
--- a/boards/arc/arduino_101_sss/arduino_101_sss_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arc/arduino_101_sss/arduino_101_sss_defconfig
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ CONFIG_UART_QMSI=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER=y
diff --git a/boards/arc/em_starterkit/em_starterkit_defconfig b/boards/arc/em_starterkit/em_starterkit_defconfig
index 72a2c7f423b..9b71727342f 100644
--- a/boards/arc/em_starterkit/em_starterkit_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arc/em_starterkit/em_starterkit_defconfig
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ CONFIG_UART_NS16550_PORT_1=y
 CONFIG_UART_NS16550_PORT_0=n
 CONFIG_UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN=y
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER=y
diff --git a/boards/arc/quark_se_c1000_ss_devboard/quark_se_c1000_ss_devboard_defconfig b/boards/arc/quark_se_c1000_ss_devboard/quark_se_c1000_ss_devboard_defconfig
index b2bba2f4800..4df9b6662a2 100644
--- a/boards/arc/quark_se_c1000_ss_devboard/quark_se_c1000_ss_devboard_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arc/quark_se_c1000_ss_devboard/quark_se_c1000_ss_devboard_defconfig
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_UART_QMSI=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER=y