diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/axs103_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/axs103_defconfig
index f8b396c9aedb..491b3b5f22bd 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/axs103_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/axs103_defconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_SCSI=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/axs103_smp_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/axs103_smp_defconfig
index 56128ea2b748..b25ee73b2e79 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/axs103_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/axs103_smp_defconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_SCSI=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y