diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/Config.in b/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
index d85e8cd402..28054f7692 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 choice
 	prompt "GCC compiler Version" if TOOLCHAINOPTS
-	default GCC_USE_VERSION_7_1_ARC if arc
+	default GCC_USE_VERSION_8 if arc
 	default GCC_USE_VERSION_7
 	help
 	  Select the version of gcc you wish to use.
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/Config.version b/toolchain/gcc/Config.version
index ff574fffcd..e2ef20552d 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/Config.version
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/Config.version
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config GCC_VERSION_5
 
 config GCC_VERSION_8
 	default y if GCC_USE_VERSION_8
+	default y if arc
 	bool
 
 config GCC_USE_EMBEDDED_PATH_REMAP