diff --git a/cmake/compiler/armclang/target.cmake b/cmake/compiler/armclang/target.cmake
index d3fd58c3494..ec4c23c28f9 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/armclang/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/armclang/target.cmake
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/gcc-m-fpu.cmake)
 # 'cortex-m33+nodsp' we need that to be 'cortex-m33' for CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR
 string(REGEX REPLACE "\\+.*" "" CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR ${GCC_M_CPU})
 
-list(APPEND TOOLCHAIN_C_FLAGS
-  -fshort-enums
-  )
-
 if(CONFIG_ARM64)
   list(APPEND TOOLCHAIN_C_FLAGS   -mcpu=${GCC_M_CPU})
 
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/clang/target.cmake b/cmake/compiler/clang/target.cmake
index 0381ddcfc3b..e3d49827267 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/clang/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/clang/target.cmake
@@ -29,13 +29,6 @@ if(NOT "${ARCH}" STREQUAL "posix")
   include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/gcc-m-fpu.cmake)
 
   if("${ARCH}" STREQUAL "arm")
-    list(APPEND TOOLCHAIN_C_FLAGS
-      -fshort-enums
-      )
-    list(APPEND TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS
-      -fshort-enums
-      )
-
     include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/clang/target_arm.cmake)
   elseif("${ARCH}" STREQUAL "arm64")
     include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/clang/target_arm64.cmake)