diff --git a/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/linker.ld b/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/linker.ld
index a7fbabf8157..1c956e8fb64 100644
--- a/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/linker.ld
+++ b/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/linker.ld
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * security feature resides in ROM.
  */
 #if defined(CONFIG_XIP)
-	#define SKIP_TO_SECURITY_FRDM_K64F . = 0x400;
+	#define SKIP_TO_KINETIS_FLASH_CONFIG . = 0x400;
 #endif
 
 #include <arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld>
diff --git a/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/soc.c b/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/soc.c
index b404f6cbf04..65a5518c113 100644
--- a/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/soc.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  * -Reserved, 1 byte, (EEPROM protection byte for FlexNVM)
  *
  */
-uint8_t __security_frdm_k64f_section __security_frdm_k64f[] = {
+uint8_t __kinetis_flash_config_section __kinetis_flash_config[] = {
 	/* Backdoor Comparison Key (unused) */
 	0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF,
 	/* Program flash protection; 1 bit/region - 0=protected, 1=unprotected
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
index f97a8534a6e..f80934059e2 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
   #define _DATA_IN_ROM
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(SKIP_TO_SECURITY_FRDM_K64F)
-  #define SKIP_TO_SECURITY_FRDM_K64F
+#if !defined(SKIP_TO_KINETIS_FLASH_CONFIG)
+  #define SKIP_TO_KINETIS_FLASH_CONFIG
 #endif
 
 #define ROM_ADDR CONFIG_FLASH_BASE_ADDRESS
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ SECTIONS
 	KEEP(*(.irq_vector_table))
 	KEEP(*(".irq_vector_table.*"))
 
-	/* FRDM_K64F has to write 16 bytes at 0x400 */
-	SKIP_TO_SECURITY_FRDM_K64F
-	KEEP(*(.security_frdm_k64f))
-	KEEP(*(".security_frdm_k64f.*"))
+	/* Kinetis has to write 16 bytes at 0x400 */
+	SKIP_TO_KINETIS_FLASH_CONFIG
+	KEEP(*(.kinetis_flash_config))
+	KEEP(*(".kinetis_flash_config.*"))
 
 	KEEP(*(.isr_irq*))
 
diff --git a/include/section_tags.h b/include/section_tags.h
index d4cc5d6495d..afc7ae4faa2 100644
--- a/include/section_tags.h
+++ b/include/section_tags.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #define __irq_vector_table  __in_section(IRQ_VECTOR_TABLE, _FILE_PATH_HASH, \
 				      __COUNTER__)
 
-#define __security_frdm_k64f_section   __in_section(SECURITY_FRDM_K64F,	\
+#define __kinetis_flash_config_section   __in_section(KINETIS_FLASH_CONFIG, \
 						 _FILE_PATH_HASH, __COUNTER__)
 #elif defined(CONFIG_ARC)
 	#define __irq_vector_table \
diff --git a/include/sections.h b/include/sections.h
index cfa51c7d9cf..862041150d3 100644
--- a/include/sections.h
+++ b/include/sections.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #define SCS_SECTION scs
 #define SCP_SECTION scp
 
-#define SECURITY_FRDM_K64F  security_frdm_k64f
+#define KINETIS_FLASH_CONFIG  kinetis_flash_config
 #define IRQ_VECTOR_TABLE    irq_vector_table
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_ARC)