diff --git a/arch/arm/core/Kconfig b/arch/arm/core/Kconfig
index 8d677d9787e..e0653653a78 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/core/Kconfig
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ config RUNTIME_NMI
 
 config PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_INIT
 	bool "Platform (SOC) specific startup hook [DEPRECATED]"
+	default y if SOC_RESET_HOOK
 	select DEPRECATED
-	select SOC_RESET_HOOK
 	help
 	  The platform specific initialization code (z_arm_platform_init) is
 	  executed at the beginning of the startup code (__start).