diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 9155c72e46f..f9fb1faabae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -995,7 +995,6 @@ config ARCH_ARMV7R
 	default n
 	select ARCH_HAVE_CPUINFO
 	select ARCH_HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
-	select ARM_THUMB if BUILD_PROTECTED
 
 config ARCH_CORTEXR4
 	bool