diff --git a/cmake/app/boilerplate.cmake b/cmake/app/boilerplate.cmake
index 725a209c397..58e3ab7e366 100644
--- a/cmake/app/boilerplate.cmake
+++ b/cmake/app/boilerplate.cmake
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ set(CACHED_BOARD ${BOARD} CACHE STRING "Selected board")
 if(NOT BOARD_ROOT)
   set(BOARD_ROOT ${ZEPHYR_BASE})
 endif()
+if(NOT SOC_ROOT)
+  set(SOC_ROOT ${ZEPHYR_BASE})
+endif()
 
 find_path(BOARD_DIR NAMES "${BOARD}_defconfig" PATHS ${BOARD_ROOT}/boards/*/* NO_DEFAULT_PATH)