diff --git a/soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/CMakeLists.txt
rename to soc/synopsys/arc_iot/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/Kconfig.soc b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/Kconfig
similarity index 88%
rename from soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/Kconfig.soc
rename to soc/synopsys/arc_iot/Kconfig
index f9793b27354..362d2d1ae71 100644
--- a/soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 config SOC_ARC_IOT
-	bool "Synopsys ARC IoT SoC"
 	select ARC
 	select CPU_HAS_MPU
 	select CPU_HAS_FPU
diff --git a/soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/Kconfig.defconfig
similarity index 94%
rename from soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/Kconfig.defconfig
rename to soc/synopsys/arc_iot/Kconfig.defconfig
index 202697a7cf9..9c64732bf1f 100644
--- a/soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 
 if SOC_ARC_IOT
 
-config SOC
-	default "snps_arc_iot"
-
 config CPU_EM4_FPUS
 	default y
 
diff --git a/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/Kconfig.soc b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/Kconfig.soc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7e5a54079f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/Kconfig.soc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2014 Wind River Systems, Inc.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Synopsys, Inc. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config SOC_ARC_IOT
+	bool
+	help
+	  Synopsys ARC IoT SoC
+
+config SOC
+	default "arc_iot" if SOC_ARC_IOT
diff --git a/soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/linker.ld b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/linker.ld
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/linker.ld
rename to soc/synopsys/arc_iot/linker.ld
diff --git a/soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/soc.c b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/soc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/soc.c
rename to soc/synopsys/arc_iot/soc.c
diff --git a/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/soc.yml b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/soc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ee993439e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/soc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+series:
+- name: arc_iot
+  socs:
+  - name: arc_iot
diff --git a/soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/sysconf.c b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/sysconf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/sysconf.c
rename to soc/synopsys/arc_iot/sysconf.c
diff --git a/soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/sysconf.h b/soc/synopsys/arc_iot/sysconf.h
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/soc_legacy/arc/snps_arc_iot/sysconf.h
rename to soc/synopsys/arc_iot/sysconf.h