diff --git a/boot/zephyr/boards/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0_qspi.overlay b/boot/zephyr/boards/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0_qspi.overlay
index 21d18e8b7..4fd133b81 100644
--- a/boot/zephyr/boards/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0_qspi.overlay
+++ b/boot/zephyr/boards/frdm_mcxn947_mcxn947_cpu0_qspi.overlay
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 / {
         chosen {
                 zephyr,flash = &flash;
+                zephyr,code-partition = &boot_partition;
         };
 };