diff --git a/boards/sifive/hifive_unleashed/hifive_unleashed.dts b/boards/sifive/hifive_unleashed/hifive_unleashed.dts
index 321ca13a964..8465265f388 100644
--- a/boards/sifive/hifive_unleashed/hifive_unleashed.dts
+++ b/boards/sifive/hifive_unleashed/hifive_unleashed.dts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,console = &uart0;
 		zephyr,shell-uart = &uart0;
-		zephyr,sram = &ram0;
+		zephyr,sram = &l2lim;
 	};
 
 	ram0: ram0@80000000 {
diff --git a/boards/sifive/hifive_unleashed/support/hifive_unleashed.resc b/boards/sifive/hifive_unleashed/support/hifive_unleashed.resc
index 4d06081c5c9..fbb0ddeb9a2 100644
--- a/boards/sifive/hifive_unleashed/support/hifive_unleashed.resc
+++ b/boards/sifive/hifive_unleashed/support/hifive_unleashed.resc
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ set platform
 """
 using "platforms/cpus/sifive-fu540.repl"
 
+l2lim: Memory.MappedMemory @ sysbus 0x08000000
+    size: 0x2000000
+
 clint:
     frequency: 10000000
 """