diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
index eec777b1a4..7efcb1b360 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ config ARCH_CHIP_ESP32S3
 	select ARCH_HAVE_TESTSET
 	select ARCH_VECNOTIRQ
 	select LIBC_PREVENT_STRING_KERNEL
+	select LIBC_ARCH_ATOMIC
 	select LIBC_ARCH_MEMCPY if BUILD_FLAT
 	select LIBC_ARCH_MEMCHR if BUILD_FLAT
 	select LIBC_ARCH_MEMCMP if BUILD_FLAT