diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 438231500510..e41d84d0b36d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ config ARM
 	default y
 	select ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA
 	select ARCH_DISCARD_MEMBLOCK if !HAVE_ARCH_PFN_VALID
-	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_VIRTUAL
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_VIRTUAL if MMU
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE
 	select ARCH_HAS_SET_MEMORY