diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 1af859b9d5bf..1fc5a95df3f4 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ config RISCV
 	select HAVE_STACKPROTECTOR
 	select HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
+	select IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA if MODULES
 	select MODULE_SECTIONS if MODULES
 	select OF