diff --git a/boards/v2/qemu/qemu_xtensa/Kconfig b/boards/v2/qemu/qemu_xtensa/Kconfig
index 1f03057fb80..8cdc6ec28ff 100644
--- a/boards/v2/qemu/qemu_xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/v2/qemu/qemu_xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 config BOARD_QEMU_XTENSA
-	select SOC_XTENSA_DC233C
 	select QEMU_TARGET
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_COREDUMP
 	select XTENSA_MMU if BOARD_QEMU_XTENSA_DC233C_MMU
diff --git a/boards/v2/qemu/qemu_xtensa/Kconfig.qemu_xtensa b/boards/v2/qemu/qemu_xtensa/Kconfig.qemu_xtensa
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0aa1c8010c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/v2/qemu/qemu_xtensa/Kconfig.qemu_xtensa
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# XTENSA board configuration
+
+# Copyright (c) 2017, 2023 Intel Corporation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config BOARD_QEMU_XTENSA
+	select SOC_XTENSA_DC233C