diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h
index f659942744de..ba8e802dba80 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 #define ARC_REG_CLUSTER_BCR	0xcf
 #define ARC_REG_AUX_ICCM	0x208	/* ICCM Base Addr (ARCv2) */
 
+/* Common for ARCompact and ARCv2 status register */
+#define ARC_REG_STATUS32	0x0A
+
 /* status32 Bits Positions */
 #define STATUS_AE_BIT		5	/* Exception active */
 #define STATUS_DE_BIT		6	/* PC is in delay slot */
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/intc-arcv2.c b/arch/arc/kernel/intc-arcv2.c
index ecef0fb0b66c..6ba2a84ab709 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/intc-arcv2.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/intc-arcv2.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void arc_init_IRQ(void)
 		irq_bcr.firq ? " FIRQ (not used)":"");
 
 	/* setup status32, don't enable intr yet as kernel doesn't want */
-	tmp = read_aux_reg(0xa);
+	tmp = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_STATUS32);
 	tmp |= STATUS_AD_MASK | (ARCV2_IRQ_DEF_PRIO << 1);
 	tmp &= ~STATUS_IE_MASK;
 	asm volatile("kflag %0	\n"::"r"(tmp));