diff --git a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/Kconfig.soc b/soc/xtensa/dc233c/Kconfig.soc
index fee0730da95..cf846b82839 100644
--- a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/xtensa/dc233c/Kconfig.soc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config SOC_XTENSA_DC233C
 	bool "Xtensa dc233c core"
 	select XTENSA
 	select XTENSA_HAL
+	select ARCH_HAS_THREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE
 	select CPU_HAS_MMU
 	imply XTENSA_MMU
 	select ARCH_HAS_RESERVED_PAGE_FRAMES if XTENSA_MMU
diff --git a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/include/xtensa-dc233c.ld b/soc/xtensa/dc233c/include/xtensa-dc233c.ld
index 07d40aef49e..d6c57e36499 100644
--- a/soc/xtensa/dc233c/include/xtensa-dc233c.ld
+++ b/soc/xtensa/dc233c/include/xtensa-dc233c.ld
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
 #include <zephyr/linker/common-rom.ld>
 
+#include <zephyr/linker/thread-local-storage.ld>
+
 #include <zephyr/linker/cplusplus-rom.ld>
 
 #include <snippets-sections.ld>