diff --git a/soc/arm64/qemu_virt_arm64/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/arm64/qemu_virt_arm64/CMakeLists.txt
rename to soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/soc/arm64/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig.soc b/soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig
similarity index 78%
rename from soc/arm64/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig.soc
rename to soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig
index 109e8e3270a..7c5f7aee6f9 100644
--- a/soc/arm64/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 config SOC_QEMU_VIRT_ARM64
-	bool "QEMU virt platform (AArch64 for KVM)"
 	select ARM64
 	select CPU_CORTEX_A
 	select ARMV8_A
diff --git a/soc/arm64/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig.defconfig
similarity index 94%
rename from soc/arm64/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig.defconfig
rename to soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig.defconfig
index 14c6c333450..e1a38613040 100644
--- a/soc/arm64/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 
 if SOC_QEMU_VIRT_ARM64
 
-config SOC
-	default "qemu_virt_arm64"
-
 config NUM_IRQS
 	# must be >= the highest interrupt number used
 	# - include the UART interrupts
diff --git a/soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig.soc b/soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig.soc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e539b4a40cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/Kconfig.soc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Huawei France Technologies SAS
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config SOC_QEMU_VIRT_ARM64
+	bool
+	select SOC_FAMILY_ARM64
+
+config SOC
+	default "qemu_virt_arm64" if SOC_QEMU_VIRT_ARM64
diff --git a/soc/arm64/qemu_virt_arm64/mmu_regions.c b/soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/mmu_regions.c
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/arm64/qemu_virt_arm64/mmu_regions.c
rename to soc/v2/arm/qemu_virt_arm64/mmu_regions.c
diff --git a/soc/v2/arm/soc.yml b/soc/v2/arm/soc.yml
index 0b2be152b4e..f4c198873dc 100644
--- a/soc/v2/arm/soc.yml
+++ b/soc/v2/arm/soc.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ family:
     - name: fvp_aemv8r_aarch64
   socs:
   - name: qemu_cortex_a53
+  - name: qemu_virt_arm64