diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf5340_CPUAPP_QKAA b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf5340_CPUAPP_QKAA
index 7d0f6c1b364..c54fce55f56 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf5340_CPUAPP_QKAA
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf5340_CPUAPP_QKAA
@@ -20,4 +20,11 @@ config NET_CONFIG_IEEE802154_DEV_NAME
 config HEAP_MEM_POOL_SIZE
 	default 4096 if NRF_802154_SER_HOST
 
+if IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_RPMSG
+
+config IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_RPMSG_SHMEM_RESET
+	default y
+
+endif # IPC_SERVICE_BACKEND_RPMSG
+
 endif # SOC_NRF5340_CPUAPP_QKAA