diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index bae94014c0..da0a5e74bb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ config ARCH_CHIP_RP2040
 	select ARCH_HAVE_TESTSET
 	select ARCH_HAVE_I2CRESET
 	select ARM_HAVE_WFE_SEV
+	select LIBC_ARCH_ATOMIC
 	---help---
 		Raspberry Pi RP2040 architectures (ARM dual Cortex-M0+).