diff --git a/samples/subsys/fs/fat_fs/prj.conf b/samples/subsys/fs/fat_fs/prj.conf
index 34c2ef04210..6dc8a77032e 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/fs/fat_fs/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/subsys/fs/fat_fs/prj.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CONFIG_SPI_1=y
 CONFIG_DISK_ACCESS=y
 CONFIG_DISK_ACCESS_SDHC=y
 CONFIG_DISK_ACCESS_SPI_SDHC=y
-CONFIG_DISK_SDHC_VOLUME_NAME="SD"
 CONFIG_LOG=y
 CONFIG_FILE_SYSTEM=y
 CONFIG_FAT_FILESYSTEM_ELM=y
diff --git a/samples/subsys/fs/fat_fs/prj_mimxrt1050_evk.conf b/samples/subsys/fs/fat_fs/prj_mimxrt1050_evk.conf
index afd105a700c..403a768e7aa 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/fs/fat_fs/prj_mimxrt1050_evk.conf
+++ b/samples/subsys/fs/fat_fs/prj_mimxrt1050_evk.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ CONFIG_DISK_ACCESS=y
 CONFIG_DISK_ACCESS_SDHC=y
 CONFIG_DISK_ACCESS_USDHC=y
 CONFIG_DISK_ACCESS_USDHC1=y
-CONFIG_DISK_SDHC_VOLUME_NAME="SD"
 CONFIG_LOG=y
 CONFIG_FILE_SYSTEM=y
 CONFIG_FAT_FILESYSTEM_ELM=y
diff --git a/subsys/disk/Kconfig b/subsys/disk/Kconfig
index a961e45516e..6fc02c70090 100644
--- a/subsys/disk/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/disk/Kconfig
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ endif # DISK_ACCESS_USDHC
 
 config DISK_SDHC_VOLUME_NAME
 	string "SDHC Disk mount point or drive name"
+	default "SD" if FAT_FILESYSTEM_ELM
 	default "SDHC"
 	help
 	  Disk name as per file system naming guidelines.