diff --git a/include/arch/arc/arch.h b/include/arch/arc/arch.h
index 9ac0f37c875..4b6a7e02771 100644
--- a/include/arch/arc/arch.h
+++ b/include/arch/arc/arch.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <arch/arc/v2/aux_regs.h>
 #include <arch/arc/v2/arcv2_irq_unit.h>
 #include <arch/arc/v2/asm_inline.h>
-#include <arch/arc/v2/addr_types.h>
+#include <arch/common/addr_types.h>
 #include "v2/sys_io.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/arch/arc/v2/addr_types.h b/include/arch/arc/v2/addr_types.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 59fb0939704..00000000000
--- a/include/arch/arc/v2/addr_types.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2015 Wind River Systems, Inc.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-/* @file ARC-v2 address types (virtual, physical, etc) definitions */
-
-#ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_ARC_V2_ADDR_TYPES_H_
-#define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_ARC_V2_ADDR_TYPES_H_
-
-#ifndef _ASMLANGUAGE
-	typedef unsigned int paddr_t;
-	typedef unsigned int vaddr_t;
-#endif
-
-#endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_ARC_V2_ADDR_TYPES_H_ */
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/arch.h b/include/arch/arm/arch.h
index 8156bfcc3c2..afe80ffabb9 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/arch.h
+++ b/include/arch/arm/arch.h
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 #include <arch/arm/cortex_m/misc.h>
 #include <arch/arm/cortex_m/memory_map.h>
 #include <arch/arm/cortex_m/asm_inline.h>
-#include <arch/arm/cortex_m/addr_types.h>
 #include <arch/common/sys_io.h>
+#include <arch/common/addr_types.h>
 #include <arch/common/ffs.h>
 #include <arch/arm/cortex_m/nmi.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/addr_types.h b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/addr_types.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e3da6fde4e..00000000000
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/addr_types.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2015 Wind River Systems, Inc.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-/* @file Cortex-M address types (virtual, physical, etc) definitions */
-
-#ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_ARM_CORTEX_M_ADDR_TYPES_H_
-#define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_ARM_CORTEX_M_ADDR_TYPES_H_
-
-#ifndef _ASMLANGUAGE
-	typedef unsigned int paddr_t;
-	typedef unsigned int vaddr_t;
-#endif
-
-#endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_ARM_CORTEX_M_ADDR_TYPES_H_ */
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/addr_types.h b/include/arch/common/addr_types.h
similarity index 92%
rename from include/arch/x86/addr_types.h
rename to include/arch/common/addr_types.h
index b8e295e5005..898fd058fb0 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/addr_types.h
+++ b/include/arch/common/addr_types.h
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 #ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_X86_ADDR_TYPES_H_
 #define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_X86_ADDR_TYPES_H_
 
+#ifndef _ASMLANGUAGE
 typedef unsigned int paddr_t;
 typedef unsigned int vaddr_t;
+#endif
 
 #endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_X86_ADDR_TYPES_H_ */
diff --git a/include/arch/nios2/arch.h b/include/arch/nios2/arch.h
index d2f70f84c9b..279175c8fb2 100644
--- a/include/arch/nios2/arch.h
+++ b/include/arch/nios2/arch.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <system.h>
 #include <arch/nios2/asm_inline.h>
+#include <arch/common/addr_types.h>
 #include <generated_dts_board.h>
 #include "nios2.h"
 #include <arch/common/sys_io.h>
@@ -39,9 +40,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <irq.h>
 #include <sw_isr_table.h>
 
-/* physical/virtual address types required by the kernel */
-typedef unsigned int paddr_t;
-typedef unsigned int vaddr_t;
 
 /**
  * Configure a static interrupt.
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/arch.h b/include/arch/x86/arch.h
index ff769bbf5af..2f6b5720131 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/arch.h
+++ b/include/arch/x86/arch.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #ifndef _ASMLANGUAGE
 #include <arch/x86/asm_inline.h>
-#include <arch/x86/addr_types.h>
+#include <arch/common/addr_types.h>
 #include <arch/x86/segmentation.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/arch/xtensa/addr_types.h b/include/arch/xtensa/addr_types.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4363da1cab6..00000000000
--- a/include/arch/xtensa/addr_types.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2016 Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-#ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_XTENSA_ADDR_TYPES_H_
-#define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_XTENSA_ADDR_TYPES_H_
-
-#ifndef _ASMLANGUAGE
-typedef unsigned int paddr_t;
-typedef unsigned int vaddr_t;
-#endif
-
-#endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_ARCH_XTENSA_ADDR_TYPES_H_ */
-
diff --git a/include/arch/xtensa/arch.h b/include/arch/xtensa/arch.h
index fce205c5a7f..8cd2a43d879 100644
--- a/include/arch/xtensa/arch.h
+++ b/include/arch/xtensa/arch.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <sw_isr_table.h>
 #include <arch/xtensa/xtensa_irq.h>
 #include <xtensa/config/core.h>
+#include <arch/common/addr_types.h>
 
 #define STACK_ALIGN 16