diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1160_evk/mimxrt1160_evk_mimxrt1166_cm4.dts b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1160_evk/mimxrt1160_evk_mimxrt1166_cm4.dts
index a92f93feb8d..475a166e787 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1160_evk/mimxrt1160_evk_mimxrt1166_cm4.dts
+++ b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1160_evk/mimxrt1160_evk_mimxrt1166_cm4.dts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 		 * sram region is changed and DMA is in use, you will
 		 * encounter issues!
 		 */
-		zephyr,sram = &sram1;
+		zephyr,sram = &ocram;
 		zephyr,console = &lpuart1;
 		zephyr,shell-uart = &lpuart1;
 		zephyr,flash-controller = &is25wp128;
diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1170_evk/mimxrt1170_evk_mimxrt1176_cm4.dts b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1170_evk/mimxrt1170_evk_mimxrt1176_cm4.dts
index cbef2377dab..5cd416c9c73 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1170_evk/mimxrt1170_evk_mimxrt1176_cm4.dts
+++ b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1170_evk/mimxrt1170_evk_mimxrt1176_cm4.dts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 		zephyr,shell-uart = &lpuart1;
 		zephyr,canbus = &flexcan2;
 		zephyr,flash-controller = &is25wp128;
-		zephyr,flash = &sram0;
+		zephyr,flash = &ocram;
 		nxp,m4-partition = &slot1_partition;
 		zephyr,ipc = &mailbox_b;
 	};