diff --git a/arch/arc/core/mpu/Kconfig b/arch/arc/core/mpu/Kconfig
index 38b9c58542f..3b66af2bd07 100644
--- a/arch/arc/core/mpu/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/core/mpu/Kconfig
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 
 config ARC_MPU_VER
 	int "ARC MPU version"
-	range 2 6
+	range 2 8
 	default 2
 	help
 	  ARC MPU has several versions. For MPU v2, the minimum region is 2048 bytes;
 	  For other versions, the minimum region is 32 bytes; v4 has secure features,
-	  v6 supports up to 32 regions.
+	  v6 supports up to 32 regions. Note: MPU v5 & v7 are not supported.
 
 config ARC_CORE_MPU
 	bool "ARC Core MPU functionalities"
diff --git a/arch/arc/core/mpu/arc_mpu.c b/arch/arc/core/mpu/arc_mpu.c
index cbd162e642a..b1d3f0f1927 100644
--- a/arch/arc/core/mpu/arc_mpu.c
+++ b/arch/arc/core/mpu/arc_mpu.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static inline uint32_t get_region_attr_by_type(uint32_t type)
 	}
 }
 
-#if CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 4
+#if (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 4) || (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 8)
 #include "arc_mpu_v4_internal.h"
 #else
 #include "arc_mpu_common_internal.h"
diff --git a/include/zephyr/arch/arc/arch.h b/include/zephyr/arch/arc/arch.h
index dae82ceedf2..29a9959ae86 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/arch/arc/arch.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/arch/arc/arch.h
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ BUILD_ASSERT(CONFIG_ARC_EXCEPTION_STACK_SIZE % ARCH_STACK_PTR_ALIGN == 0,
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARC_CORE_MPU
 #if CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 2
 #define Z_ARC_MPU_ALIGN	2048
-#elif (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 3) || (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 4) || (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 6)
+#elif (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 3) || (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 4) || \
+	(CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 6) || (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 8)
 #define Z_ARC_MPU_ALIGN	32
 #else
 #error "Unsupported MPU version"
diff --git a/include/zephyr/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld b/include/zephyr/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
index 9c0e53f92c1..f172c16cfa3 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
+++ b/include/zephyr/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARC_MPU_ENABLE
 	#if CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 2
 		#define MPU_MIN_SIZE 2048
-	#elif (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 3) ||  (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 4) || (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 6)
+	#elif (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 3) ||  (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 4) || \
+			(CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 6) || (CONFIG_ARC_MPU_VER == 8)
 		#define MPU_MIN_SIZE 32
 	#endif
 	#define MPU_MIN_SIZE_ALIGN . = ALIGN(MPU_MIN_SIZE);