diff --git a/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld b/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
index c354eaf88a3..7c11c36b16d 100644
--- a/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #define _LINKER
 #define _ASMLANGUAGE
 
-#include <autoconf.h>
 #include <linker/sections.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_UART_NSIM)
diff --git a/soc/arc/quark_se_c1000_ss/linker.ld b/soc/arc/quark_se_c1000_ss/linker.ld
index 72464e6ecd2..ef5392ba1f0 100644
--- a/soc/arc/quark_se_c1000_ss/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/arc/quark_se_c1000_ss/linker.ld
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+#include <generated_dts_board.h>
+#include <autoconf.h>
+
 /**
  * @brief Linker script for the Quark SE platform, both standard images and XIP
  * images.
@@ -26,5 +29,4 @@
 #define DCCM_START		DT_DCCM_BASE_ADDRESS
 #define DCCM_SIZE		DT_DCCM_SIZE
 
-#include <generated_dts_board.h>
 #include <arch/arc/v2/linker.ld>
diff --git a/soc/arc/snps_emsk/linker.ld b/soc/arc/snps_emsk/linker.ld
index f1b53fed0b8..296c41d9bcf 100644
--- a/soc/arc/snps_emsk/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/arc/snps_emsk/linker.ld
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <generated_dts_board.h>
+#include <autoconf.h>
 
 /*
  * DRAM base address and size
diff --git a/soc/arc/snps_nsim/linker.ld b/soc/arc/snps_nsim/linker.ld
index ec7c1300178..947b816e00d 100644
--- a/soc/arc/snps_nsim/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/arc/snps_nsim/linker.ld
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <generated_dts_board.h>
-
+#include <autoconf.h>
 
 /* Instruction Closely Coupled Memory (ICCM) base address and size */
 #if defined(DT_ICCM_BASE_ADDRESS) && (DT_ICCM_SIZE > 0)