diff --git a/soc/xtensa/intel_adsp/cavs/Kconfig.series b/soc/xtensa/intel_adsp/cavs/Kconfig.series
index adbc1f39e1d..a88bec1ec2e 100644
--- a/soc/xtensa/intel_adsp/cavs/Kconfig.series
+++ b/soc/xtensa/intel_adsp/cavs/Kconfig.series
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config SOC_SERIES_INTEL_ADSP_CAVS
 	select XTENSA_RESET_VECTOR
 	select XTENSA_USE_CORE_CRT1
 	select ATOMIC_OPERATIONS_BUILTIN if "$(ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT)" != "xcc"
+	select ATOMIC_OPERATIONS_ARCH if "$(ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT)" = "xcc"
 	select ARCH_HAS_COHERENCE
 	select HAS_PM
 	help