diff --git a/lib/libc/arcmwdt/libc-hooks.c b/lib/libc/arcmwdt/libc-hooks.c
index 60ff32fb744133..95a6b2f50e1c0e 100644
--- a/lib/libc/arcmwdt/libc-hooks.c
+++ b/lib/libc/arcmwdt/libc-hooks.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static inline int z_vrfy_zephyr_write_stdout(const void *buf, int nbytes)
 #include <zephyr/syscalls/zephyr_write_stdout_mrsh.c>
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_POSIX_API
+#ifndef CONFIG_POSIX_DEVICE_IO_ALIAS_WRITE
 int _write(int fd, const char *buf, unsigned int nbytes)
 {
 	ARG_UNUSED(fd);