diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
index c1799dd1d0d9..d37af5e63411 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ config CPU_V7
 	select CPU_CP15_MPU if !MMU
 	select CPU_HAS_ASID if MMU
 	select CPU_PABRT_V7
+	select CPU_SPECTRE if MMU
 	select CPU_TLB_V7 if MMU
 
 # ARMv7M
@@ -800,6 +801,9 @@ config CPU_BPREDICT_DISABLE
 	help
 	  Say Y here to disable branch prediction.  If unsure, say N.
 
+config CPU_SPECTRE
+	bool
+
 config TLS_REG_EMUL
 	bool
 	select NEED_KUSER_HELPERS