diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 35fa78fbd81..a4643884b40 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -44,6 +44,26 @@ config HW_STACK_PROTECTION
 	help
 	  Select this option to enable hardware stack protection.
 
+config USERSPACE
+	bool "User mode threads"
+	depends on ARCH_HAS_USERSPACE
+	depends on HW_STACK_PROTECTION
+	help
+	When enabled, threads may be created or dropped down to user mode,
+	which has significantly restricted permissions and must interact
+	with the kernel via system calls. See Zephyr documentation for more
+	details	about this feature.
+
+config MAX_THREAD_BYTES
+	int "Bytes to use when tracking object thread permissions"
+	default 2
+	depends on USERSPACE
+	help
+	Every kernel object will have an associated bitfield to store
+	thread permissions for that object. This controls the size of the
+	bitfield (in bytes) and imposes a limit on how many threads can
+	be created in the system.
+
 config SIMPLE_FATAL_ERROR_HANDLER
 	prompt "Simple system fatal error handler"
 	bool
@@ -114,6 +134,9 @@ endmenu
 config ARCH_HAS_STACK_PROTECTION
 	bool
 
+config ARCH_HAS_USERSPACE
+	bool
+
 #
 # Hidden PM feature configs which are to be selected by
 # individual SoC.
diff --git a/kernel/Kconfig b/kernel/Kconfig
index 08e57a3fe33..356210e7388 100644
--- a/kernel/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/Kconfig
@@ -355,25 +355,6 @@ config NUM_PIPE_ASYNC_MSGS
 	Setting this option to 0 disables support for asynchronous
 	pipe messages.
 
-config USERSPACE
-	bool "Enable user-level threads"
-	default n
-	help
-	When enabled, threads may be created or dropped down to user mode,
-	which has significantly restricted permissions and must interact
-	with the kernel via system calls. See Zephyr documentation for more
-	details	about this feature.
-
-config MAX_THREAD_BYTES
-	int "Bytes to use when tracking object thread permissions"
-	default 2
-	depends on USERSPACE
-	help
-	Every kernel object will have an associated bitfield to store
-	thread permissions for that object. This controls the size of the
-	bitfield (in bytes) and imposes a limit on how many threads can
-	be created in the system.
-
 endmenu
 
 menu "Memory Pool Options"