diff --git a/boards/arm/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_defconfig b/boards/arm/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_defconfig
index 81b9ea73feb..b59635f7026 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_defconfig
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_CORTEX_M_SYSTICK=y
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=600000000
-CONFIG_ARM_MPU_IMX_RT=y
+CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/CMakeLists.txt
index da750c2be74..31628a73879 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ zephyr_sources(
   soc.c
   )
 
-zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ARM_MPU_IMX_RT arm_mpu_regions.c)
+zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ARM_MPU arm_mpu_regions.c)
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
index c5eb92ccfe5..36c36cfb581 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ endchoice
 
 if SOC_SERIES_IMX_RT
 
-config ARM_MPU_IMX_RT
-	bool "Enable MPU on i.MX RT"
-	depends on CPU_HAS_MPU
-	select ARM_MPU
-	help
-	  Enable MPU support on NXP i.MX RT series SoCs.
-
 config SOC_PART_NUMBER_MIMXRT1051CVL5A
 	bool