diff --git a/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake b/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake
index efcbb988181..b8b236f140d 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ function(zephyr_code_relocate file location)
   endif()
   set_property(TARGET code_data_relocation_target
     APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS
-    "${location}:${file}:${copy_flag}")
+    "${location}:${copy_flag}:${file}")
 endfunction()
 
 # Usage:
diff --git a/scripts/gen_relocate_app.py b/scripts/gen_relocate_app.py
index 626cbc72c8b..ecdd8c04e42 100644
--- a/scripts/gen_relocate_app.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_relocate_app.py
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ def create_dict_wrt_mem():
         if ':' not in line:
             continue
 
-        mem_region, file_name, copy_flag = line.split(':', 2)
+        mem_region, copy_flag, file_name = line.split(':', 2)
 
         file_name_list = glob.glob(file_name)
         if not file_name_list: