diff --git a/arch/arm/include/samv7/chip.h b/arch/arm/include/samv7/chip.h
index ad40c113a57..726f263f667 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/samv7/chip.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/samv7/chip.h
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@
 #  define SAMV7_NDAC12                1             /* 1 12-bit DAC channel */
 #  define SAMV7_NTCCH                 12            /* 12 Timer/counter channels */
 #  define SAMV7_NTCCHIO               3             /* 3 Timer/counter channels I/O */
-#  define SAMV7_NUSART                0             /* No USARTs */
-#  define SAMV7_NUART                 5             /* 5 UARTs */
+#  define SAMV7_NUSART                2             /* 2 USARTs */
+#  define SAMV7_NUART                 3             /* 3 UARTs */
 #  define SAMV7_NQSPI                 0             /* No Quad SPI */
 #  define SAMV7_NQSPI_SPI             1             /* QSPI functions in SPI mode only */
 #  define SAMV7_NSPI                  0             /* No SPI */
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@
 #  define SAMV7_NDAC12                1             /* 1 12-bit DAC channels */
 #  define SAMV7_NTCCH                 12            /* 12 Timer/counter channels */
 #  define SAMV7_NTCCHIO               3             /* 3 Timer/counter channels I/O */
-#  define SAMV7_NUSART                0             /* No USARTs */
-#  define SAMV7_NUART                 5             /* 5 UARTs */
+#  define SAMV7_NUSART                2             /* 2 USARTs */
+#  define SAMV7_NUART                 3             /* 3 UARTs */
 #  define SAMV7_NQSPI                 0             /* No Quad SPI */
 #  define SAMV7_NQSPI_SPI             1             /* QSPI functions in SPI mode only */
 #  define SAMV7_NSPI                  0             /* No SPI */
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/samv7/Kconfig b/arch/arm/src/samv7/Kconfig
index 4535f681d4a..72cf5326099 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/samv7/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/src/samv7/Kconfig
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ config ARCH_CHIP_SAME70J
 	select SAMV7_QSPI_IS_SPI
 	select SAMV7_HAVE_USBFS
 	select SAMV7_HAVE_ISI8
+	select SAMV7_HAVE_USART0
+	select SAMV7_HAVE_USART1
 
 config ARCH_CHIP_SAMV71
 	bool
@@ -269,6 +271,8 @@ config ARCH_CHIP_SAMV71J
 	select SAMV7_QSPI_IS_SPI
 	select SAMV7_HAVE_USBFS
 	select SAMV7_HAVE_ISI8
+	select SAMV7_HAVE_USART0
+	select SAMV7_HAVE_USART1
 
 config ARCH_CHIP_PIC32CZCA70
 	bool