diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/rk3308_linux_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/rk3308_linux_defconfig
index c4c717aa4f8d..6a3119de6322 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/rk3308_linux_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/rk3308_linux_defconfig
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ 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_RK3308=y
 # CONFIG_CPU_RK3328 is not set
 # CONFIG_CPU_RK3366 is not set
 # CONFIG_CPU_RK3368 is not set
diff --git a/drivers/soc/rockchip/Kconfig.cpu b/drivers/soc/rockchip/Kconfig.cpu
index 35a78e89c0cf..ec75e3e06cd0 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/rockchip/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/drivers/soc/rockchip/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ config CPU_RK1808
 
 config CPU_RK3308
 	bool "RK3308"
-	default y if ARM64
 
 config CPU_RK3328
 	bool "RK3328"