diff --git a/arch/arm/src/nrf52/Kconfig b/arch/arm/src/nrf52/Kconfig
index 3205806500c..048b9769e86 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/nrf52/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/src/nrf52/Kconfig
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ menuconfig NRF52_SOFTDEVICE_CONTROLLER
 	depends on ALLOW_BSDNORDIC_COMPONENTS
 	select ARMV7M_USEBASEPRI
 	select ARCH_RAMVECTORS
+	select ARCH_IRQPRIO
 	select NRF52_USE_LFCLK
 	select NRF52_LFCLK_XTAL
 	---help---