diff --git a/arch/arm/core/swi_tables.ld b/arch/arm/core/swi_tables.ld
index c6ca94604dda..a06e851e52ea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/swi_tables.ld
+++ b/arch/arm/core/swi_tables.ld
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-#if LINKER_ZEPHYR_FINAL
+#if LINKER_ZEPHYR_FINAL && defined(CONFIG_ISR_TABLES_LOCAL_DECLARATION)
 INCLUDE zephyr/isr_tables_swi.ld
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/core/vector_table.ld b/arch/arm/core/vector_table.ld
index 58210afdcbca..a5af58fe6dee 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/vector_table.ld
+++ b/arch/arm/core/vector_table.ld
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ _vector_start = .;
 KEEP(*(.exc_vector_table))
 KEEP(*(".exc_vector_table.*"))
 
-#if LINKER_ZEPHYR_FINAL && CONFIG_ISR_TABLES_LOCAL_DECLARATION
+#if LINKER_ZEPHYR_FINAL && defined(CONFIG_ISR_TABLES_LOCAL_DECLARATION)
 INCLUDE zephyr/isr_tables_vt.ld
 #else
 KEEP(*(.vectors))
diff --git a/arch/arm64/core/swi_tables.ld b/arch/arm64/core/swi_tables.ld
index c6ca94604dda..a06e851e52ea 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/core/swi_tables.ld
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/swi_tables.ld
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-#if LINKER_ZEPHYR_FINAL
+#if LINKER_ZEPHYR_FINAL && defined(CONFIG_ISR_TABLES_LOCAL_DECLARATION)
 INCLUDE zephyr/isr_tables_swi.ld
 #endif
diff --git a/include/zephyr/arch/arm64/scripts/linker.ld b/include/zephyr/arch/arm64/scripts/linker.ld
index 55c768f55e49..9293fa531dba 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/arch/arm64/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/zephyr/arch/arm64/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ SECTIONS
         KEEP(*(.exc_vector_table))
         KEEP(*(".exc_vector_table.*"))
 
-#if LINKER_ZEPHYR_FINAL && CONFIG_ISR_TABLES_LOCAL_DECLARATION
+#if LINKER_ZEPHYR_FINAL && defined(CONFIG_ISR_TABLES_LOCAL_DECLARATION)
         INCLUDE zephyr/isr_tables_vt.ld
 #else
         KEEP(*(.vectors))