diff --git a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
index f47b3ec3bf..bbf389e327 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ define UCLIBC_ARC_PAGE_SIZE_CONFIG
 	$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,$(UCLIBC_ARC_PAGE_SIZE),$(@D)/.config)
 endef
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_ARC_ATOMIC_EXT),)
+define UCLIBC_ARC_ATOMICS_CONFIG
+	$(call KCONFIG_DISABLE_OPT,CONFIG_ARC_HAS_ATOMICS,$(@D)/.config)
+endef
+endif
+
 endif # arc
 
 #
@@ -395,6 +401,7 @@ define UCLIBC_KCONFIG_FIXUP_CMDS
 	$(UCLIBC_BINFMT_CONFIG)
 	$(UCLIBC_ARC_TYPE_CONFIG)
 	$(UCLIBC_ARC_PAGE_SIZE_CONFIG)
+	$(UCLIBC_ARC_ATOMICS_CONFIG)
 	$(UCLIBC_ARM_ABI_CONFIG)
 	$(UCLIBC_ARM_BINFMT_FLAT)
 	$(UCLIBC_ARM_NO_CONTEXT_FUNCS)