diff --git a/boards/arm/imx9/imx95-evk/configs/can/defconfig b/boards/arm/imx9/imx95-evk/configs/can/defconfig
index 05adb8a2a36..0ec5dc87ee4 100644
--- a/boards/arm/imx9/imx95-evk/configs/can/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/imx9/imx95-evk/configs/can/defconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ CONFIG_ARMV7M_DCACHE_WRITETHROUGH=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_DTCM=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_ICACHE=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_ITCM=y
+CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
+CONFIG_ARM_MPU_RESET=y
 CONFIG_BINFMT_DISABLE=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=2664
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/imx9/imx95-evk/configs/nsh/defconfig b/boards/arm/imx9/imx95-evk/configs/nsh/defconfig
index 9da13c4e1cf..269c09d6a13 100644
--- a/boards/arm/imx9/imx95-evk/configs/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/imx9/imx95-evk/configs/nsh/defconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ CONFIG_ARMV7M_DCACHE_WRITETHROUGH=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_DTCM=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_ICACHE=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_ITCM=y
+CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
+CONFIG_ARM_MPU_RESET=y
 CONFIG_BINFMT_DISABLE=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=2664
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/imx9/imx95-evk/configs/rpmsg/defconfig b/boards/arm/imx9/imx95-evk/configs/rpmsg/defconfig
index eacc6a4d267..5e5ff3e30de 100644
--- a/boards/arm/imx9/imx95-evk/configs/rpmsg/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/imx9/imx95-evk/configs/rpmsg/defconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ CONFIG_ARMV7M_DCACHE_WRITETHROUGH=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_DTCM=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_ICACHE=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_ITCM=y
+CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
+CONFIG_ARM_MPU_RESET=y
 CONFIG_BINFMT_DISABLE=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=2664
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y