diff --git a/arch/arm/src/goldfish/Kconfig b/arch/arm/src/goldfish/Kconfig
index 4c92b8f9016..7f299b623ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/goldfish/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/src/goldfish/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config ARCH_CHIP_GOLDFISH_CORTEXA7
 	bool "Goldfish virtual Processor (cortex-a7)"
 	select ARCH_CORTEXA7
 	select ARCH_HAVE_ADDRENV
+	select ARCH_HAVE_ELF_EXECUTABLE
 	select ARCH_HAVE_LOWVECTORS
 	select ARCH_HAVE_MULTICPU
 	select ARCH_NEED_ADDRENV_MAPPING
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index e251388088c..5952b8e0862 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ config ARCH_CHIP_RK3399
 config ARCH_CHIP_QEMU
 	bool "QEMU virt platform (ARMv8a)"
 	select ARCH_HAVE_ADDRENV
+	select ARCH_HAVE_ELF_EXECUTABLE
 	select ARCH_HAVE_IRQTRIGGER
 	select ARCH_NEED_ADDRENV_MAPPING
 	select ARCH_HAVE_POWEROFF
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ config ARCH_CHIP_GOLDFISH
 	select ARCH_HAVE_MULTICPU
 	select ARMV8A_HAVE_GICv2
 	select ARCH_HAVE_ADDRENV
+	select ARCH_HAVE_ELF_EXECUTABLE
 	select ARCH_HAVE_IRQTRIGGER
 	select ARCH_HAVE_POWEROFF
 	select ARCH_HAVE_RESET