diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 759ffb00267c..d8efbaa78d67 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ config GENERIC_HWEIGHT
 	def_bool y
 
 config FIX_EARLYCON_MEM
-	def_bool CONFIG_MMU
+	def_bool MMU
 
 config PGTABLE_LEVELS
 	int