diff --git a/arch/risc-v/src/esp32c6/hardware/esp32c6_soc.h b/arch/risc-v/src/esp32c6/hardware/esp32c6_soc.h
index c16768d81e..6b0bd3d76d 100644
--- a/arch/risc-v/src/esp32c6/hardware/esp32c6_soc.h
+++ b/arch/risc-v/src/esp32c6/hardware/esp32c6_soc.h
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@
 
 #define BIT(nr)                     (1UL << (nr))
 
+/* Extract the field from the register and shift it to avoid wrong reading */
+
+#define REG_MASK(_reg, _field) (((_reg) & (_field##_M)) >> (_field##_S))
+
 /* Helper to place a value in a field */
 
 #define VALUE_TO_FIELD(_value, _field) (((_value) << (_field##_S)) & (_field##_M))