diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index b7b78cb09a37..c7a081c583b9 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ endmenu
 
 choice
 	prompt "ARC Instruction Set"
-	default ISA_ARCOMPACT
+	default ISA_ARCV2
 
 config ISA_ARCOMPACT
 	bool "ARCompact ISA"
diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index a3b456008201..fd79faab7892 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 UTS_MACHINE := arc
 
-KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := nsim_700_defconfig
+KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := nsim_hs_defconfig
 
 cflags-y	+= -fno-common -pipe -fno-builtin -mmedium-calls -D__linux__
 cflags-$(CONFIG_ISA_ARCOMPACT)	+= -mA7
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/axs101_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/axs101_defconfig
index dd623199bb48..b65b3400b9af 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/axs101_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/axs101_defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS is not set
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
+CONFIG_ISA_ARCOMPACT=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nps_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nps_defconfig
index ede625c76216..5536d1b6c947 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nps_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nps_defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
 CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
+CONFIG_ISA_ARCOMPACT=y
 CONFIG_KPROBES=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
index df609fce999b..cbc6d068d1f4 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
 CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
+CONFIG_ISA_ARCOMPACT=y
 CONFIG_KPROBES=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_LBDAF is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
index 5680daa65471..e2599279cb07 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
 CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
+CONFIG_ISA_ARCOMPACT=y
 CONFIG_KPROBES=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_LBDAF is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/tb10x_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/tb10x_defconfig
index 4c5118384eb5..493966c0dcbe 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/tb10x_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/tb10x_defconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 # CONFIG_AIO is not set
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
+CONFIG_ISA_ARCOMPACT=y
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD=y