diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 4f91a7faaf..a3bc6c97e0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ config ARCH_CHIP_A64
 
 config ARCH_CHIP_QEMU
 	bool "QEMU virt platform (ARMv8a)"
-	select ARCH_CORTEX_A53
 	select ARCH_HAVE_ADDRENV
 	select ARCH_NEED_ADDRENV_MAPPING
 	---help---
diff --git a/arch/arm64/src/qemu/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/src/qemu/Kconfig
index ce6caa81b2..099de47387 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/src/qemu/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/src/qemu/Kconfig
@@ -16,18 +16,21 @@ config ARCH_CHIP_QEMU_A53
 	select ARCH_HAVE_MULTICPU
 	select ARMV8A_HAVE_GICv3
 	select ARCH_HAVE_PSCI
+	select ARCH_CORTEX_A53
 
 config ARCH_CHIP_QEMU_A57
 	bool "Qemu virtual Processor (cortex-a57)"
 	select ARCH_HAVE_MULTICPU
 	select ARMV8A_HAVE_GICv3
 	select ARCH_HAVE_PCSI
+	select ARCH_CORTEX_A57
 
 config ARCH_CHIP_QEMU_A72
 	bool "Qemu virtual Processor (cortex-a72)"
 	select ARCH_HAVE_MULTICPU
 	select ARMV8A_HAVE_GICv3
 	select ARCH_HAVE_PCSI
+	select ARCH_CORTEX_A72
 
 endchoice # Qemu Chip Selection
 
diff --git a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/configs/nsh_smp_tickless/defconfig b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/configs/nsh_smp_tickless/defconfig
index 296d298389..42d8b41f0b 100644
--- a/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/configs/nsh_smp_tickless/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm64/qemu/qemu-armv8a/configs/nsh_smp_tickless/defconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_QEMU_ARMV8A=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP="qemu"
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_QEMU=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_QEMU_A53=y
-CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_PRINT=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=8192
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=y