diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 85882505953..d039003d119 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ config XTENSA
 config ARCH_POSIX
 	bool
 	select ARCH_IS_SET
+	select HAS_DTS
 	select ATOMIC_OPERATIONS_BUILTIN
 	select ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_SWAP_TO_MAIN
 	select ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_BUSY_WAIT
diff --git a/boards/posix/native_posix/Kconfig b/boards/posix/native_posix/Kconfig
index d6d9698997c..b8827280ab7 100644
--- a/boards/posix/native_posix/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/posix/native_posix/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 config BOARD_NATIVE_POSIX
 	bool
-	select HAS_DTS
 	select NATIVE_POSIX_TIMER
 	select NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE