diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr60650-2.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr60650-2.c
index c44d7b5f9d2..36d57f08676 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr60650-2.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr60650-2.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-require-effective-target arm_arch_v7a_ok } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "-mpure-code supports M-profile only" { *-*-* } { "-mpure-code" } } */
-/* { dg-options "-O2 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -march=armv7-a" } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2 -fno-omit-frame-pointer" } */
+/* { dg-add-options arm_arch_v7a } */
 
 int a, h, j;
 long long d, e, i;
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr60657.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr60657.c
index ca121526bb3..e608dd39355 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr60657.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr60657.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-require-effective-target arm_arch_v7a_ok } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "-mpure-code supports M-profile only" { *-*-* } { "-mpure-code" } } */
-/* { dg-options "-O2 -march=armv7-a" } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2" } */
+/* { dg-add-options arm_arch_v7a } */
 
 
 void foo (void);
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr60663.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr60663.c
index 8d76d79301a..bb48d7fdae8 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr60663.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr60663.c
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 /* PR rtl-optimization/60663 */
 /* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-require-effective-target arm_arch_v7a_ok } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "-mpure-code supports M-profile only" { *-*-* } { "-mpure-code" } } */
-/* { dg-options "-O2 -march=armv7-a" } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2" } */
+/* { dg-add-options arm_arch_v7a } */
 
 int
 foo (void)
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr81863.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr81863.c
index 85bfab144c0..a96f3b58411 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr81863.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr81863.c
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 /* testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr48183.c */
 /* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-require-effective-target arm_arch_v7a_arm_ok } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "-mslow-flash-data and -mword-relocations incompatible" { *-*-* } { "-mslow-flash-data" } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "-mpure-code and -mword-relocations incompatible" { *-*-* } { "-mpure-code" } } */
-/* { dg-options "-O2 -mword-relocations -march=armv7-a -marm" } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2 -mword-relocations" } */
+/* { dg-add-options arm_arch_v7a_arm } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "\[\\t \]+movw" } } */
 
 int a, d, f;
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr97969.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr97969.c
index 714a1d18870..b8c3a23676a 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr97969.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr97969.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /* { dg-do compile } */
-/* { dg-options "-std=c99 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -mthumb -w -Os" } */
+/* { dg-require-effective-target arm_arch_v6m_ok } */
+/* { dg-options "-std=c99 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -w -Os" } */
+/* { dg-add-options arm_arch_v6m } */
 
 typedef a[23];
 enum { b };
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr98931.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr98931.c
index 66070ad7298..56f66a3b82f 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr98931.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pr98931.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* { dg-do assemble } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "avoid conflicting multilib options" { *-*-* } { "-marm" "-mcpu=*" } } */
-/* { dg-options "-march=armv8.1-m.main -O3 --param=max-completely-peeled-insns=1300 --save-temps -mthumb" } */
+/* { dg-require-effective-target arm_arch_v8_1m_main_ok } */
+/* { dg-options "-O3 --param=max-completely-peeled-insns=1300 --save-temps" } */
+/* { dg-add-options arm_arch_v8_1m_main } */
 
 extern long long a[][20][26][26][22];
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/tail-long-call.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/tail-long-call.c
index f70e9cf3938..6a130063fcc 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/tail-long-call.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/tail-long-call.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-/* { dg-skip-if "need at least armv5te" { *-*-* } { "-march=armv[234]*" "-mthumb" } { "" } } */
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-require-effective-target arm_arch_v5te_arm_ok } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "FDPIC does not support tailcall optimization" { arm*-*-uclinuxfdpiceabi } "*" "" } */
-/* { dg-options "-O2 -march=armv5te -marm" } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2" } */
+/* { dg-add-options arm_arch_v5te_arm } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler "bx" } } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "blx" } } */
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp b/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp
index 3d504d26164..ae43dc97872 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp
@@ -5424,6 +5424,7 @@ foreach { armfunc armflag armdefs } {
 	v6z_thumb "-march=armv6z+fp -mthumb -mfloat-abi=softfp" "__ARM_ARCH_6Z__ && __thumb__"
 	v6m "-march=armv6-m -mthumb -mfloat-abi=soft" __ARM_ARCH_6M__
 	v7a "-march=armv7-a+fp" __ARM_ARCH_7A__
+	v7a_arm "-march=armv7-a+fp -marm" "__ARM_ARCH_7A__ && !__thumb__"
 	v7r "-march=armv7-r+fp" __ARM_ARCH_7R__
 	v7m "-march=armv7-m -mthumb -mfloat-abi=soft" __ARM_ARCH_7M__
 	v7em "-march=armv7e-m+fp -mthumb" __ARM_ARCH_7EM__