diff --git a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0_qspi_defconfig b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0_qspi_defconfig
index 41ce4376bdca02..c7d0dd76186b63 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0_qspi_defconfig
+++ b/boards/nxp/frdm_mcxn947/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0_qspi_defconfig
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
 
 # Enable TrustZone-M
 CONFIG_TRUSTED_EXECUTION_SECURE=y
+CONFIG_MCUBOOT_SIGNATURE_KEY_FILE="bootloader/mcuboot/root-rsa-2048.pem"
+CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT=y