diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
index 3142c46bfe1..af995f92acd 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -11,9 +11,25 @@ config BOARD
 
 choice CODE_LOCATION
 	default CODE_FLEXSPI if BOARD_MIMXRT1160_EVK_CM7
+	default CODE_OCRAM if BOARD_MIMXRT1160_EVK_CM4 && SECOND_CORE_MCUX
 	default CODE_SRAM0 if BOARD_MIMXRT1160_EVK_CM4
 endchoice
 
+if SECOND_CORE_MCUX && BOARD_MIMXRT1160_EVK_CM4
+
+config BUILD_OUTPUT_INFO_HEADER
+	default y
+
+DT_CHOSEN_IMAGE_M4 = nxp,m4-partition
+
+# Adjust the offset of the output image if building for RT11xx SOC
+config BUILD_OUTPUT_ADJUST_LMA
+	default "($(dt_chosen_reg_addr_hex,$(DT_CHOSEN_IMAGE_M4)) + \
+	$(dt_node_reg_addr_hex,/soc/spi@400cc000,1)) - \
+	$(dt_node_reg_addr_hex,/soc/ocram@20200000)"
+
+endif
+
 config SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
 	default 240000000 if BOARD_MIMXRT1160_EVK_CM4 && CORTEX_M_SYSTICK
 	default 600000000 if BOARD_MIMXRT1160_EVK_CM7 && CORTEX_M_SYSTICK
diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/board.cmake b/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/board.cmake
index 4037dee6c9e..e9c7d7ea8c7 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/board.cmake
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/board.cmake
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-if(CONFIG_SOC_MIMXRT1166_CM7)
+if(CONFIG_SOC_MIMXRT1166_CM7 OR CONFIG_SECOND_CORE_MCUX)
 board_runner_args(pyocd "--target=mimxrt1160_cm7")
 board_runner_args(jlink "--device=MIMXRT1166xxx6_M7" "--reset-after-load")
-endif()
-
-if(CONFIG_SOC_MIMXRT1166_CM4)
+elseif(CONFIG_SOC_MIMXRT1166_CM4)
 board_runner_args(pyocd "--target=mimxrt1160_cm4")
 # Note: Please use JLINK above V7.50 (Only support run cm4 image when debugging due to default boot core on board is cm7 core)
 board_runner_args(jlink "--device=MIMXRT1166xxx6_M4")
diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/mimxrt1160_evk_cm4.dts b/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/mimxrt1160_evk_cm4.dts
index c80658ea09e..a9f56579392 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/mimxrt1160_evk_cm4.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/mimxrt1160_evk_cm4.dts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 		zephyr,shell-uart = &lpuart1;
 		zephyr,flash-controller = &is25wp128;
 		zephyr,flash = &is25wp128;
+		nxp,m4-partition = &slot1_partition;
 	};
 
 
diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/mimxrt1160_evk_cm7.dts b/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/mimxrt1160_evk_cm7.dts
index ee7bd63b6ba..a6b6465a367 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/mimxrt1160_evk_cm7.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt1160_evk/mimxrt1160_evk_cm7.dts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 		zephyr,flash-controller = &is25wp128;
 		zephyr,flash = &is25wp128;
 		zephyr,code-partition = &slot0_partition;
+		zephyr,cpu1-region = &ocram;
 	};
 
 	sdram0: memory@80000000 {