diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
index 1bd5c0f54d..6befe7eff2 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ choice
 config ARCH_CHIP_ESP32
 	bool "Expressif ESP32"
 	select ARCH_FAMILY_LX6
+	select XTENSA_HAVE_INTERRUPTS
 	---help---
 		The ESP32 is a dual-core system from Expressif with two Harvard
 		architecture Xtensa LX6 CPUs. All embedded memory, external memory
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ config XTENSA_HAVE_LOOPS
 	bool "Zero overhead loops"
 	default n
 
+config XTENSA_HAVE_INTERRUPTS
+	bool
+	default n
+
 config XTENSA_USE_SWPRI
 	bool "Use SWPRI"
 	default n