diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 59370e71c097..0f3ed29a74fa 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -906,6 +906,14 @@ config ARCH_SUSPEND_POSSIBLE
 	depends on SOC_SPACEMIT
 	def_bool y
 
+config IMAGE_LOAD_OFFSET
+	hex "Image load offset from start of RAM when load kernel to RAM"
+	default 0x400000 if 32BIT
+	default 0x200000 if 64BIT
+	help
+	  This is the RAM offset from start of ram. Bootloader would use
+	  this offset to load kernel image to ram.
+
 menu "Power management options"
 
 source "kernel/power/Kconfig"
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/k1_defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/k1_defconfig
index a5449ed7d004..39b0d39f9dfc 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/k1_defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/k1_defconfig
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
 CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
 CONFIG_RISCV_SBI_V01=y
 # CONFIG_RISCV_BOOT_SPINWAIT is not set
+CONFIG_IMAGE_LOAD_OFFSET=0x1400000
 CONFIG_PM=y
 CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
 CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE=y