diff --git a/drivers/soc/renesas/Kconfig b/drivers/soc/renesas/Kconfig
index 328d7c409202..ce8e86a037d1 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/renesas/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/soc/renesas/Kconfig
@@ -199,10 +199,14 @@ config ARCH_R8A7795
 	help
 	  This enables support for the Renesas R-Car H3 SoC.
 
-config ARCH_R8A7796
-	bool "Renesas R-Car M3-W SoC Platform"
+config ARCH_R8A77960
+	bool
 	select ARCH_RCAR_GEN3
 	select SYSC_R8A77960
+
+config ARCH_R8A7796
+	bool "Renesas R-Car M3-W SoC Platform"
+	select ARCH_R8A77960
 	help
 	  This enables support for the Renesas R-Car M3-W SoC.
 
diff --git a/drivers/soc/renesas/renesas-soc.c b/drivers/soc/renesas/renesas-soc.c
index f348ae346c4f..76345b63556f 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/renesas/renesas-soc.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/renesas/renesas-soc.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id renesas_socs[] __initconst = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7795
 	{ .compatible = "renesas,r8a7795",	.data = &soc_rcar_h3 },
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7796
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_R8A77960
 	{ .compatible = "renesas,r8a7796",	.data = &soc_rcar_m3_w },
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_R8A77965