diff --git a/arch/Config.in.arc b/arch/Config.in.arc
index 6cddbb961f..f7818e7ebb 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in.arc
+++ b/arch/Config.in.arc
@@ -13,13 +13,30 @@ config BR2_arc770d
 
 config BR2_archs38
 	bool "ARC HS38"
+	help
+	  Generic ARC HS capable of running Linux, i.e. with MMU,
+	  caches and multiplier. Also it corresponds to the default
+	  configuration in older GNU toolchain versions.
+
+	  If you're not sure which version of ARC HS core you  build for
+	  keep this one.
+
+config BR2_archs38_full
+	bool "ARC HS38 with Quad MAC & FPU"
+	help
+	  Fully featured ARC HS with additional support for
+	   - Dual- and quad multiply and MC oprations
+	   - Double-precision FPU
+
+	  It corresponds to "hs38_slc_full" ARC HS template in
+	  ARChitect.
 
 endchoice
 
 # Choice of atomic instructions presence
 config BR2_ARC_ATOMIC_EXT
 	bool "Atomic extension (LLOCK/SCOND instructions)"
-	default y if BR2_arc770d || BR2_archs38
+	default y if BR2_arc770d || BR2_archs38 || BR2_archs38_full
 
 config BR2_ARCH
 	default "arc"	if BR2_arcle
@@ -37,10 +54,11 @@ config BR2_GCC_TARGET_CPU
 	default "arc700" if BR2_arc750d
 	default "arc700" if BR2_arc770d
 	default "archs"	 if BR2_archs38
+	default "hs38_linux"	 if BR2_archs38_full
 
 config BR2_READELF_ARCH_NAME
 	default "ARCompact"	if BR2_arc750d || BR2_arc770d
-	default "ARCv2"		if BR2_archs38
+	default "ARCv2"		if BR2_archs38 || BR2_archs38_full
 
 choice
 	prompt "MMU Page Size"
@@ -60,7 +78,7 @@ choice
 
 config BR2_ARC_PAGE_SIZE_4K
 	bool "4KB"
-	depends on BR2_arc770d || BR2_archs38
+	depends on BR2_arc770d || BR2_archs38 || BR2_archs38_full
 
 config BR2_ARC_PAGE_SIZE_8K
 	bool "8KB"
@@ -70,7 +88,7 @@ config BR2_ARC_PAGE_SIZE_8K
 
 config BR2_ARC_PAGE_SIZE_16K
 	bool "16KB"
-	depends on BR2_arc770d || BR2_archs38
+	depends on BR2_arc770d || BR2_archs38 || BR2_archs38_full
 
 endchoice