diff --git a/scripts/build/arch/arc.sh b/scripts/build/arch/arc.sh
index fb9d93b67c..2b48e4bacf 100644
--- a/scripts/build/arch/arc.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/arch/arc.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CT_DoArchUClibcCflags() {
     local cflags="${2}"
     local f
 
-    CT_KconfigDeleteOption "CONFIG_ARC_HAS_ATOMICS" "${cfg}"
+    CT_KconfigDisableOption "CONFIG_ARC_HAS_ATOMICS" "${cfg}"
 
     for f in ${cflags}; do
         case "${f}" in