diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
index 5e80ac6d0c094..a801858f3ee17 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_SIM_M32),y)
   ARCHCFLAGS += -m32
   ARCHCXXFLAGS += -m32
 else
-  ARCHCFLAGS += -fno-pic -mcmodel=medium
-  ARCHCXXFLAGS += -fno-pic -mcmodel=medium
+  ARCHCFLAGS += -fno-pic -mcmodel=large
+  ARCHCXXFLAGS += -fno-pic -mcmodel=large
 endif
 
 # LLVM style architecture flags