diff --git a/arch/Config.in b/arch/Config.in
index 6bcafd42b..1126d4373 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in
+++ b/arch/Config.in
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ config BR2_GCC_TARGET_MODE
 # If the architecture has atomic operations, select this:
 config BR2_ARCH_HAS_ATOMICS
 	bool
-	default y if !BR2_arc
 
 # Set up target binary format
 choice