diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 464b1ad9ffa24..e35a213e3cfe2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -864,6 +864,7 @@ config ARCH_ARMV7M
 	select ARCH_HAVE_CPUINFO
 	select ARCH_HAVE_DEBUG
 	select ARCH_HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
+	select ARMV7M_USEBASEPRI
 
 config ARCH_CORTEXM3
 	bool
@@ -1011,6 +1012,7 @@ config ARCH_ARMV8M
 	select ARCH_HAVE_CPUINFO
 	select ARCH_HAVE_DEBUG
 	select ARCH_HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
+	select ARMV8M_USEBASEPRI
 
 config ARCH_CORTEXM23
 	bool