diff --git a/app/boards/imx95_evk_mimx9596_m7_ddr.conf b/app/boards/imx95_evk_mimx9596_m7_ddr.conf
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+CONFIG_DYNAMIC_INTERRUPTS=y
+CONFIG_TRACE=n
+CONFIG_ZEPHYR_NATIVE_DRIVERS=y
+CONFIG_IMX95=y
+
+CONFIG_SAI_HAS_MCLK_CONFIG_OPTION=y
+
+CONFIG_DMA=y
+CONFIG_DMA_NXP_EDMA_ENABLE_HALFMAJOR_IRQ=y
+
+CONFIG_SHARED_INTERRUPTS=y
diff --git a/app/boards/imx95_evk_mimx9596_m7_ddr.overlay b/app/boards/imx95_evk_mimx9596_m7_ddr.overlay
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 NXP
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/ {
+	host_dma: dma {
+		compatible = "nxp,sof-host-dma";
+		dma-channels = <32>;
+		#dma-cells = <0>;
+	};
+};
+
+&sai3 {
+	tx-fifo-watermark = <8>;
+	rx-fifo-watermark = <96>;
+	fifo-depth = <96>;
+	rx-sync-mode = <1>;
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&edma2 {
+	status = "okay";
+};