diff --git a/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/Kconfig b/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/Kconfig
index 3174a9e5af1..d3f19419556 100644
--- a/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/Kconfig
@@ -318,4 +318,13 @@ config PWM_DW_NUM_PORTS
 endif
 endif
 
+if IPM_CONSOLE_RECEIVER
+config QUARK_SE_IPM_CONSOLE_RING_BUF_SIZE32
+	int
+	default 256
+	help
+	Size of the buffer for the console reciever, for incoming
+	console messages from the ARC side. Must be a power of 2.
+endif
+
 endif #SOC_QUARK_SE_X86
diff --git a/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/soc_config.c b/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/soc_config.c
index 99b77d6ed5d..16885e506fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/soc_config.c
+++ b/arch/x86/soc/quark_se/soc_config.c
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ SYS_DEFINE_DEVICE(quark_se_ipm, NULL, PRIMARY,
 QUARK_SE_IPM_DEFINE(quark_se_ipm4, 4, QUARK_SE_IPM_INBOUND);
 
 #define QUARK_SE_IPM_CONSOLE_LINE_BUF_SIZE	80
-#define QUARK_SE_IPM_CONSOLE_RING_BUF_SIZE32	128
 
-static uint32_t ipm_console_ring_buf_data[QUARK_SE_IPM_CONSOLE_RING_BUF_SIZE32];
+static uint32_t ipm_console_ring_buf_data[CONFIG_QUARK_SE_IPM_CONSOLE_RING_BUF_SIZE32];
 static char __stack ipm_console_fiber_stack[IPM_CONSOLE_STACK_SIZE];
 static char ipm_console_line_buf[QUARK_SE_IPM_CONSOLE_LINE_BUF_SIZE];
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ struct ipm_console_receiver_config_info quark_se_ipm_receiver_config = {
 	.bind_to = "quark_se_ipm4",
 	.fiber_stack = ipm_console_fiber_stack,
 	.ring_buf_data = ipm_console_ring_buf_data,
-	.rb_size32 = QUARK_SE_IPM_CONSOLE_RING_BUF_SIZE32,
+	.rb_size32 = CONFIG_QUARK_SE_IPM_CONSOLE_RING_BUF_SIZE32,
 	.line_buf = ipm_console_line_buf,
 	.lb_size = QUARK_SE_IPM_CONSOLE_LINE_BUF_SIZE,
 	.flags = IPM_CONSOLE_PRINTK