diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
index 29c0a4cd9ea..ad8b718b8a8 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt1020_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ if BOARD_MIMXRT1020_EVK
 config BOARD
 	default "mimxrt1020_evk" if BOARD_MIMXRT1020_EVK
 
+choice CODE_LOCATION
+	default CODE_FLEXSPI
+endchoice
+
+choice DATA_LOCATION
+	default DATA_SEMC
+endchoice
+
 if GPIO_MCUX_IGPIO
 
 config GPIO_MCUX_IGPIO_1
diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt1050_evk/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/arm/mimxrt1050_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
index 531ff6f2963..5902c593507 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt1050_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt1050_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ if BOARD_MIMXRT1050_EVK || BOARD_MIMXRT1050_EVK_QSPI
 config BOARD
 	default "mimxrt1050_evk"
 
+choice CODE_LOCATION
+	default CODE_FLEXSPI
+endchoice
+
+choice DATA_LOCATION
+	default DATA_SEMC
+endchoice
+
 if GPIO_MCUX_IGPIO
 
 config GPIO_MCUX_IGPIO_1
diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt1060_evk/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/arm/mimxrt1060_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
index e334f3c9331..8997ac69ead 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt1060_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt1060_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ config BOARD
 	default "mimxrt1060_evk" if BOARD_MIMXRT1060_EVK
 	default "mimxrt1060_evk_hyperflash" if BOARD_MIMXRT1060_EVK_HYPERFLASH
 
+choice CODE_LOCATION
+	default CODE_FLEXSPI
+endchoice
+
+choice DATA_LOCATION
+	default DATA_SEMC
+endchoice
+
 if GPIO_MCUX_IGPIO
 
 config GPIO_MCUX_IGPIO_1
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.defconfig.mimxrt1064 b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.defconfig.mimxrt1064
index 56a7e397899..e1cb0a280de 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.defconfig.mimxrt1064
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.defconfig.mimxrt1064
@@ -23,12 +23,4 @@ config IPG_DIV
 config GPIO
 	def_bool y
 
-choice CODE_LOCATION
-	default CODE_ITCM
-endchoice
-
-choice DATA_LOCATION
-	default DATA_DTCM
-endchoice
-
 endif # SOC_MIMXRT1064
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
index e95bdf145fb..9f1f8892702 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ endif # NXP_IMX_RT_BOOT_HEADER
 
 choice CODE_LOCATION
 	prompt "Code location selection"
-	default CODE_FLEXSPI
+	default CODE_ITCM
 
 config CODE_ITCM
 	bool "Link code into internal instruction tightly coupled memory (ITCM)"
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ endchoice
 
 choice DATA_LOCATION
 	prompt "Data location selection"
-	default DATA_SEMC
+	default DATA_DTCM
 
 config DATA_DTCM
 	bool "Link data into internal data tightly coupled memory (DTCM)"