diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 85d626b8..87d7b52 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
 	select PCI_MSI if PCI
 	select RISCV_INTC
 	select RISCV_TIMER if RISCV_SBI
-	select SPARSEMEM_STATIC if 32BIT
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
 	select THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
@@ -154,7 +153,8 @@
 config ARCH_SPARSEMEM_ENABLE
 	def_bool y
 	depends on MMU
-	select SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP_ENABLE
+	select SPARSEMEM_STATIC if 32BIT && SPARSMEM
+	select SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP_ENABLE if 64BIT
 
 config ARCH_SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL
 	def_bool ARCH_SPARSEMEM_ENABLE