diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 925e31201ef..264c83d261b 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ config ARC_CACHE_LINE_SHIFT
 
 choice
 	prompt "Target select"
-	optional
+	default TARGET_AXS101
 
 config TARGET_TB100
 	bool "Support tb100"
diff --git a/configs/axs101_defconfig b/configs/axs101_defconfig
index 9a6cef3670a..fdb31490135 100644
--- a/configs/axs101_defconfig
+++ b/configs/axs101_defconfig
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 CONFIG_ARC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_OFF=y
 CONFIG_ARC_CACHE_LINE_SHIFT=5
-CONFIG_TARGET_AXS101=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CLK_FREQ=750000000
 CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE=0x81000000
+CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="AXS# "
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 CONFIG_ETH_DESIGNWARE=y
 CONFIG_USE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC=y
-CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="AXS# "
diff --git a/configs/axs103_defconfig b/configs/axs103_defconfig
index 8315b61358c..b3dbb8d0560 100644
--- a/configs/axs103_defconfig
+++ b/configs/axs103_defconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 CONFIG_ARC=y
 CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2=y
-CONFIG_TARGET_AXS101=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CLK_FREQ=50000000
 CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE=0x81000000
+CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="AXS# "
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set