diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index a19a5266d5fc..8ae3d48d504c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ config ARM
 	select HAVE_MEMBLOCK
 	select RTC_LIB
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION
-	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64 if (!CPU_32v6K)
+	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64 if (!CPU_32v6K || !AEABI)
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE if (HAVE_PERF_EVENTS)
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
 	select HAVE_KPROBES if (!XIP_KERNEL)