diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx8ml8_a53 b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx8ml8_a53
index 25aecdaf1f2..6e782299635 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx8ml8_a53
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx8ml8_a53
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021-2023 NXP
+# Copyright 2021-2023, 2025 NXP
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 if SOC_MIMX8ML8_A53
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ config FLASH_BASE_ADDRESS
 config GIC_SAFE_CONFIG
 	default y
 
+# Disable data cache until MMU is enabled when booting from EL2
+config ARM64_DCACHE_ALL_OPS
+	default y
+config ARM64_BOOT_DISABLE_DCACHE
+	default y
+
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 240
 
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx8mm6_a53 b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx8mm6_a53
index a3e0a8ec7ff..9850d025ffa 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx8mm6_a53
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx8mm6_a53
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2020-2024 NXP
+# Copyright 2020-2025 NXP
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 if SOC_MIMX8MM6_A53
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ config FLASH_BASE_ADDRESS
 config GIC_SAFE_CONFIG
 	default y
 
+# Disable data cache until MMU is enabled when booting from EL2
+config ARM64_DCACHE_ALL_OPS
+	default y
+config ARM64_BOOT_DISABLE_DCACHE
+	default y
+
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 240
 
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx8mn6_a53 b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx8mn6_a53
index 0ccfc4bc724..438ef752cd3 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx8mn6_a53
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx8m/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx8mn6_a53
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2022-2024 NXP
+# Copyright 2022-2025 NXP
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 if SOC_MIMX8MN6_A53
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ config FLASH_BASE_ADDRESS
 config GIC_SAFE_CONFIG
 	default y
 
+# Disable data cache until MMU is enabled when booting from EL2
+config ARM64_DCACHE_ALL_OPS
+	default y
+config ARM64_BOOT_DISABLE_DCACHE
+	default y
+
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 240
 
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx91/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx91 b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx91/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx91
index 748117545f0..0f21bb0c3bf 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx91/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx91
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx91/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx91
@@ -18,4 +18,10 @@ config NUM_IRQS
 config SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
 	default 24000000
 
+# Disable data cache until MMU is enabled when booting from EL2
+config ARM64_DCACHE_ALL_OPS
+	default y
+config ARM64_BOOT_DISABLE_DCACHE
+	default y
+
 endif
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx93/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx93.a55 b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx93/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx93.a55
index 187953e17a0..5845c03f137 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx93/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx93.a55
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx93/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx93.a55
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2022-2024 NXP
+# Copyright 2022-2025 NXP
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 if SOC_MIMX9352_A55
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ config FLASH_BASE_ADDRESS
 config GIC_SAFE_CONFIG
 	default y
 
+# Disable data cache until MMU is enabled when booting from EL2
+config ARM64_DCACHE_ALL_OPS
+	default y
+config ARM64_BOOT_DISABLE_DCACHE
+	default y
+
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 240
 
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx95/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx95.a55 b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx95/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx95.a55
index ce23fcbf2e4..0fc9f23d688 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx95/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx95.a55
+++ b/soc/nxp/imx/imx9/imx95/Kconfig.defconfig.mimx95.a55
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2024 NXP
+# Copyright 2024-2025 NXP
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 if SOC_MIMX9596_A55
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ config FLASH_BASE_ADDRESS
 config GIC_SAFE_CONFIG
 	default y
 
+# Disable data cache until MMU is enabled when booting from EL2
+config ARM64_DCACHE_ALL_OPS
+	default y
+config ARM64_BOOT_DISABLE_DCACHE
+	default y
+
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 320