diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/rk1808_linux_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/rk1808_linux_defconfig
index 4ce273eabd66..f4bd13f59d5c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/rk1808_linux_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/rk1808_linux_defconfig
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ CONFIG_RK_CONSOLE_THREAD=y
 # CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER_EVTSTREAM is not set
 CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_IOMMU=y
 # CONFIG_CPU_PX30 is not set
+CONFIG_CPU_RK1808=y
 # CONFIG_CPU_RK3308 is not set
 # CONFIG_CPU_RK3328 is not set
 # CONFIG_CPU_RK3366 is not set
diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/rk3399pro_npu_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/rk3399pro_npu_defconfig
index f4100c198d5c..6ff6192c8bb2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/rk3399pro_npu_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/rk3399pro_npu_defconfig
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ CONFIG_RK_CONSOLE_THREAD=y
 # CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER_EVTSTREAM is not set
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
 # CONFIG_CPU_PX30 is not set
+CONFIG_CPU_RK1808=y
 # CONFIG_CPU_RK3308 is not set
 # CONFIG_CPU_RK3328 is not set
 # CONFIG_CPU_RK3366 is not set
diff --git a/drivers/soc/rockchip/Kconfig.cpu b/drivers/soc/rockchip/Kconfig.cpu
index 43736480187a..38ae3fecc79e 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/rockchip/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/drivers/soc/rockchip/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ config CPU_PX30
 
 config CPU_RK1808
 	bool "RK1808"
-	default y if ARM64
 
 config CPU_RK3308
 	bool "RK3308"