diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/axs101_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/axs101_defconfig
index 6cdffea3a914..0a0eaf09aac7 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/axs101_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/axs101_defconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y
 CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED=y
 CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_AXS10X=y
 CONFIG_AXS101=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/axs103_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/axs103_defconfig
index 491b3b5f22bd..2233f5777a71 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/axs103_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/axs103_defconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y
 CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED=y
 CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_AXS10X=y
 CONFIG_AXS103=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/axs103_smp_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/axs103_smp_defconfig
index b25ee73b2e79..110874705085 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/axs103_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/axs103_smp_defconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y
 CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED=y
 CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_AXS10X=y
 CONFIG_AXS103=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig
index a99dc7a3f0af..65ab9fbf83f2 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y
 # CONFIG_UTS_NS is not set
 # CONFIG_PID_NS is not set
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
-CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="../arc_initramfs_hs/"
+CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="../../arc_initramfs_hs/"
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_KPROBES=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y
 # CONFIG_LBDAF is not set
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig
index 59f221fc9a41..3b3990cddbe1 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_KPROBES=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y
 # CONFIG_LBDAF is not set
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set