diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/Kconfig.board b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/Kconfig
similarity index 58%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/Kconfig.board
rename to boards/qemu/cortex_m3/Kconfig
index 6322724df89..eef57a4eea4 100644
--- a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/Kconfig.board
+++ b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Zephyr Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 config BOARD_QEMU_CORTEX_M3
-	bool "Cortex-M3 Emulation (QEMU)"
-	depends on SOC_TI_LM3S6965
 	select QEMU_TARGET
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/Kconfig.defconfig
similarity index 86%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/Kconfig.defconfig
rename to boards/qemu/cortex_m3/Kconfig.defconfig
index bfbda98cb73..07f168ce414 100644
--- a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Zephyr Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 if BOARD_QEMU_CORTEX_M3
@@ -5,9 +6,6 @@ if BOARD_QEMU_CORTEX_M3
 config BUILD_OUTPUT_BIN
 	default n
 
-config BOARD
-	default "qemu_cortex_m3"
-
 # DWT is not properly emulated in QEMU
 choice NULL_POINTER_EXCEPTION_DETECTION
 	bool
diff --git a/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/Kconfig.qemu_cortex_m3 b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/Kconfig.qemu_cortex_m3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e8d2cb2301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/Kconfig.qemu_cortex_m3
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Zephyr Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config BOARD_QEMU_CORTEX_M3
+	select SOC_TI_LM3S6965
+	help
+	  Cortex-M3 Emulation (QEMU)
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/board.cmake b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/board.cmake
similarity index 85%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/board.cmake
rename to boards/qemu/cortex_m3/board.cmake
index 51f04bfd2dc..47d20e706a9 100644
--- a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/board.cmake
+++ b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/board.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Zephyr Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 set(SUPPORTED_EMU_PLATFORMS qemu)
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/doc/index.rst b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/doc/index.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/doc/index.rst
rename to boards/qemu/cortex_m3/doc/index.rst
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3.dts b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3.dts
similarity index 95%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3.dts
rename to boards/qemu/cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3.dts
index 2d8e2f02dc6..2e0bd95755f 100644
--- a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3.dts
+++ b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3.dts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 Zephyr Contributors */
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 */
 
 /dts-v1/;
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3.yaml b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3.yaml
rename to boards/qemu/cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3.yaml
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3_defconfig b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3_defconfig
similarity index 77%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3_defconfig
rename to boards/qemu/cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3_defconfig
index 7abc1e1d58a..ed69699fa71 100644
--- a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3_defconfig
+++ b/boards/qemu/cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3_defconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Zephyr Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=12000000
-CONFIG_SOC_TI_LM3S6965=y
-CONFIG_BOARD_QEMU_CORTEX_M3=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y