diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 71faf833daa..8640e64a784 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ config ARCH_DMA
 	bool
 	default n
 
+config ARCH_DMA_NO_FLASH_TRANSFER
+	bool
+	default n
+
 config ARCH_HAVE_IRQPRIO
 	bool
 	default n
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 49b2b60a610..00ddc87c0f8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ config ARCH_CHIP_NRF52
 	select ARCH_HAVE_FPU
 	select ARCH_HAVE_PWM_MULTICHAN
 	select ARCH_HAVE_SERIAL_TERMIOS
+	select ARCH_DMA_NO_FLASH_TRANSFER
 	---help---
 		Nordic nRF52 architectures (ARM Cortex-M4).
 
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ config ARCH_CHIP_NRF53
 	bool "Nordic nRF53"
 	select ARCH_CORTEXM33
 	select ARCH_HAVE_PWM_MULTICHAN
+	select ARCH_DMA_NO_FLASH_TRANSFER
 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	---help---
 		Nordic nRF53 architectures (ARM dual Cortex-M33).
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@ config ARCH_CHIP_NRF91
 	select ARCH_HAVE_PWM_MULTICHAN
 	select ARCH_HAVE_TRUSTZONE
 	select ARCH_HAVE_TICKLESS
+	select ARCH_DMA_NO_FLASH_TRANSFER
 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	---help---
 		Nordic nRF91 architectures (ARM Cortex-M33 with integrated