diff --git a/drivers/interrupt_controller/Kconfig.gic b/drivers/interrupt_controller/Kconfig.gic
index 483e3a5e73b..bab59a6ee37 100644
--- a/drivers/interrupt_controller/Kconfig.gic
+++ b/drivers/interrupt_controller/Kconfig.gic
@@ -8,26 +8,38 @@ if CPU_CORTEX
 config GIC
 	bool
 
+# Selecting these symbols directly is deprecated: the GIC architecture version
+# should be specified by adding the appropriate compat (for example arm,gic-v2)
+# to the DT.
 config GIC_V1
-	bool
+	def_bool DT_HAS_ARM_GIC_V1_ENABLED
 	select GIC
+	select DEPRECATED if !DT_HAS_ARM_GIC_V1_ENABLED
 	help
 	  The ARM Generic Interrupt Controller v1 (e.g. PL390) works with the
 	  ARM Cortex-family processors.
+	  Selecting this symbol directly is deprecated. Please add the arm,gic-v1
+	  compatible to the GIC node in your DT and remove the direct selection.
 
 config GIC_V2
-	bool
+	def_bool DT_HAS_ARM_GIC_V2_ENABLED
 	select GIC
+	select DEPRECATED if !DT_HAS_ARM_GIC_V2_ENABLED
 	help
 	  The ARM Generic Interrupt Controller v2 (e.g. GIC-400) works with the
 	  ARM Cortex-family processors.
+	  Selecting this symbol directly is deprecated. Please add the arm,gic-v2
+	  compatible to the GIC node in your DT and remove the direct selection.
 
 config GIC_V3
-	bool
+	def_bool DT_HAS_ARM_GIC_V3_ENABLED
 	select GIC
+	select DEPRECATED if !DT_HAS_ARM_GIC_V3_ENABLED
 	help
 	  The ARM Generic Interrupt Controller v3 (e.g. GIC-500 and GIC-600)
 	  works with the ARM Cortex-family processors.
+	  Selecting this symbol directly is deprecated. Please add the arm,gic-v3
+	  compatible to the GIC node in your DT and remove the direct selection.
 
 config GIC_VER
 	int
diff --git a/dts/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v1.yaml b/dts/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aae5bbbed0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+description: ARM Generic Interrupt Controller v1
+
+compatible: arm,gic-v1
+
+include: arm,gic.yaml
diff --git a/dts/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v2.yaml b/dts/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5e294efea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+description: ARM Generic Interrupt Controller v2
+
+compatible: arm,gic-v2
+
+include: arm,gic.yaml
diff --git a/dts/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v3.yaml b/dts/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8fc5851d62c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/bindings/interrupt-controller/arm,gic-v3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+description: ARM Generic Interrupt Controller v3
+
+compatible: arm,gic-v3
+
+include: arm,gic.yaml