diff --git a/boards/risc-v/bl602/bl602evb/configs/elf/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/bl602/bl602evb/configs/elf/defconfig
index 099ef3edac..f88350292f 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/bl602/bl602evb/configs/elf/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/bl602/bl602evb/configs/elf/defconfig
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=8192
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIBCXX=y
+CONFIG_LIBCXXABI=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_LOCALE=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_PERROR_STDOUT=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_STRERROR=y
diff --git a/libs/libxx/Kconfig b/libs/libxx/Kconfig
index 27e41cad4f..7c2728fa89 100644
--- a/libs/libxx/Kconfig
+++ b/libs/libxx/Kconfig
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ if LIBCXX || UCLIBCXX
 
 choice
 	prompt "C++ low level library select"
-	default LIBCXXABI if LIBCXX
 	default LIBSUPCXX
 
 config LIBCXXABI