diff --git a/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake b/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake
index 0d267fb3621..0085fa745dd 100644
--- a/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # originates from common-rom.ld
 
 zephyr_linker_section(NAME init KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION)
+zephyr_linker_section_obj_level(SECTION init LEVEL ARCH)
 zephyr_linker_section_obj_level(SECTION init LEVEL PRE_KERNEL_1)
 zephyr_linker_section_obj_level(SECTION init LEVEL PRE_KERNEL_2)
 zephyr_linker_section_obj_level(SECTION init LEVEL POST_KERNEL)
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ zephyr_linker_section_obj_level(SECTION init LEVEL APPLICATION)
 zephyr_linker_section_obj_level(SECTION init LEVEL SMP)
 
 zephyr_linker_section(NAME device KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION)
+zephyr_linker_section_obj_level(SECTION device LEVEL ARCH)
 zephyr_linker_section_obj_level(SECTION device LEVEL PRE_KERNEL_1)
 zephyr_linker_section_obj_level(SECTION device LEVEL PRE_KERNEL_2)
 zephyr_linker_section_obj_level(SECTION device LEVEL POST_KERNEL)
diff --git a/include/zephyr/init.h b/include/zephyr/init.h
index 1abadcdbc19..d3649952dfe 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/init.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/init.h
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ extern "C" {
  * stack. The remaining levels are executed in the kernel's main task.
  */
 
-#define _SYS_INIT_LEVEL_PRE_KERNEL_1	0
-#define _SYS_INIT_LEVEL_PRE_KERNEL_2	1
-#define _SYS_INIT_LEVEL_POST_KERNEL	2
-#define _SYS_INIT_LEVEL_APPLICATION	3
+#define _SYS_INIT_LEVEL_ARCH		0
+#define _SYS_INIT_LEVEL_PRE_KERNEL_1	1
+#define _SYS_INIT_LEVEL_PRE_KERNEL_2	2
+#define _SYS_INIT_LEVEL_POST_KERNEL	3
+#define _SYS_INIT_LEVEL_APPLICATION	4
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-#define _SYS_INIT_LEVEL_SMP		4
+#define _SYS_INIT_LEVEL_SMP		5
 #endif
 
 struct device;
diff --git a/include/zephyr/linker/common-rom/common-rom-kernel-devices.ld b/include/zephyr/linker/common-rom/common-rom-kernel-devices.ld
index a1433ea9228..81f4630a193 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/linker/common-rom/common-rom-kernel-devices.ld
+++ b/include/zephyr/linker/common-rom/common-rom-kernel-devices.ld
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 		 * by level, sorted by priority within a level)
 		 */
 		__init_start = .;
+		CREATE_OBJ_LEVEL(init, ARCH)
 		CREATE_OBJ_LEVEL(init, PRE_KERNEL_1)
 		CREATE_OBJ_LEVEL(init, PRE_KERNEL_2)
 		CREATE_OBJ_LEVEL(init, POST_KERNEL)
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 		 * object parent. See above and include/device.h.
 		 */
 		__device_start = .;
+		CREATE_OBJ_LEVEL(device, ARCH)
 		CREATE_OBJ_LEVEL(device, PRE_KERNEL_1)
 		CREATE_OBJ_LEVEL(device, PRE_KERNEL_2)
 		CREATE_OBJ_LEVEL(device, POST_KERNEL)
diff --git a/kernel/device.c b/kernel/device.c
index df273209bb0..91e1f949164 100644
--- a/kernel/device.c
+++ b/kernel/device.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/syscall_handler.h>
 
 extern const struct init_entry __init_start[];
+extern const struct init_entry __init_ARCH_start[];
 extern const struct init_entry __init_PRE_KERNEL_1_start[];
 extern const struct init_entry __init_PRE_KERNEL_2_start[];
 extern const struct init_entry __init_POST_KERNEL_start[];
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ void z_device_state_init(void)
 void z_sys_init_run_level(int32_t level)
 {
 	static const struct init_entry *levels[] = {
+		__init_ARCH_start,
 		__init_PRE_KERNEL_1_start,
 		__init_PRE_KERNEL_2_start,
 		__init_POST_KERNEL_start,
diff --git a/tests/kernel/threads/no-multithreading/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/threads/no-multithreading/src/main.c
index 46c2ed7a5ab..a66b77a938b 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/threads/no-multithreading/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/threads/no-multithreading/src/main.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ FOR_EACH(SYS_INIT_CREATE, (;), PRE_KERNEL_1, PRE_KERNEL_2, POST_KERNEL);
 
 ZTEST(no_multithreading, test_sys_init)
 {
-	zassert_equal(init_order, 3, "SYS_INIT failed");
+	zassert_equal(init_order, _SYS_INIT_LEVEL_PRE_KERNEL_2, "SYS_INIT failed: %d", init_order);
 }
 
 ZTEST_SUITE(no_multithreading, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);