diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 75fc830a0eb..fd3713b8661 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ config ARCH_HAS_NOCACHE_MEMORY_SUPPORT
 config ARCH_HAS_RAMFUNC_SUPPORT
 	bool
 
+config ARCH_HAS_NESTED_EXCEPTION_DETECTION
+	bool
+
 #
 # Other architecture related options
 #
diff --git a/arch/arm/core/Kconfig b/arch/arm/core/Kconfig
index acecd583e16..12bd466496f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/core/Kconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ config CPU_CORTEX_M
 	select ARCH_HAS_USERSPACE if ARM_MPU
 	select ARCH_HAS_NOCACHE_MEMORY_SUPPORT if ARM_MPU && CPU_HAS_ARM_MPU && CPU_CORTEX_M7
 	select ARCH_HAS_RAMFUNC_SUPPORT
+	select ARCH_HAS_NESTED_EXCEPTION_DETECTION
 	select SWAP_NONATOMIC
 	help
 	  This option signifies the use of a CPU of the Cortex-M family.