diff --git a/Kconfig.zephyr b/Kconfig.zephyr
index 0fa8ff2db82..809565ee507 100644
--- a/Kconfig.zephyr
+++ b/Kconfig.zephyr
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ config IS_BOOTLOADER
 
 config BOOTLOADER_SRAM_SIZE
 	int "SRAM reserved for bootloader"
-	default 16
+	default 0
 	depends on !XIP || IS_BOOTLOADER
 	depends on ARM || XTENSA
 	help
diff --git a/doc/releases/release-notes-3.5.rst b/doc/releases/release-notes-3.5.rst
index 117171f9929..807511b95d9 100644
--- a/doc/releases/release-notes-3.5.rst
+++ b/doc/releases/release-notes-3.5.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ API Changes
 Changes in this release
 =======================
 
+* Set :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_SRAM_SIZE` default value to ``0`` (was
+  ``16``). Bootloaders that use a part of the SRAM should set this value to an
+  appropriate size. :github:`60371`
+
 Removed APIs in this release
 ============================