diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index c0f78215448..1f260ff017d 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ config CODE_DENSITY
 
 config ARC_HAS_ACCL_REGS
 	bool "Reg Pair ACCL:ACCH (FPU and/or MPY > 6)"
+	default y if CPU_HS3X
 	default y if FPU
 	help
 	  Depending on the configuration, CPU can contain accumulator reg-pair