diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 0d3e59f..073b358 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	select CLKSRC_OF
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS
 	select COMMON_CLK
-	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
+	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64 if !ISA_ARCV2 || !(ARC_HAS_LL64 && ARC_HAS_LLSC)
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT
 	# for now, we don't need GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE, CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP