diff --git a/arch/Config.in.arc b/arch/Config.in.arc
index 60b59f0319..836cfef638 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in.arc
+++ b/arch/Config.in.arc
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Choise of atomic instructions presence
+config BR2_ARC_ATOMIC_EXT
+	bool "Atomic extension (LLOCK/SCOND instructions)"
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_ATOMIC_INTRINSICS
+
 config BR2_ARCH
 	default "arc"	if BR2_arcle
 	default "arceb"	if BR2_arceb
diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 02f6e3d62c..106a04cc8d 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_xtensa),y)
 TARGET_ABI += -mlongcalls -mtext-section-literals
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_arc)$(BR2_ARC_ATOMIC_EXT),yy)
+TARGET_ABI += -matomic
+endif
+
 STAGING_SUBDIR = usr/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)/sysroot
 STAGING_DIR    = $(HOST_DIR)/$(STAGING_SUBDIR)
 
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-common.in b/toolchain/toolchain-common.in
index 2df8ddb637..48ba8400ca 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-common.in
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-common.in
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SHADOW_PASSWORDS
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	bool
 
+config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_ATOMIC_INTRINSICS
+	bool
+	default y if !BR2_arc
+
 config BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE_PURGE
 	bool "Purge unwanted locales"
 	help