diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 7e443fb227..12699b8ee4 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ else ifeq ($(BR2_powerpc64),y)
 LINUX_KCONFIG_DEFCONFIG = ppc64_defconfig
 else ifeq ($(BR2_powerpc),y)
 LINUX_KCONFIG_DEFCONFIG = ppc_defconfig
+else ifeq ($(BR2_arc750d)$(BR2_arc770d),y)
+LINUX_KCONFIG_DEFCONFIG = axs101_defconfig
 else
 LINUX_KCONFIG_DEFCONFIG = defconfig
 endif