diff --git a/include/zephyr/linker/sections.h b/include/zephyr/linker/sections.h
index 36159427fa677..342e52ff08443 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/linker/sections.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/linker/sections.h
@@ -63,11 +63,13 @@
 #define _OCM_BSS_SECTION_NAME		.ocm_bss
 #endif
 
-#define _IMX_BOOT_CONF_SECTION_NAME	.boot_hdr.conf
-#define _IMX_BOOT_DATA_SECTION_NAME	.boot_hdr.data
-#define _IMX_BOOT_IVT_SECTION_NAME	.boot_hdr.ivt
-#define _IMX_BOOT_DCD_SECTION_NAME	.boot_hdr.dcd_data
-#define _IMX_BOOT_CONTAINER_SECTION_NAME .boot_hdr.container
+#define _IMX_BOOT_CONF_SECTION_NAME       .boot_hdr.conf
+#define _IMX_BOOT_DATA_SECTION_NAME       .boot_hdr.data
+#define _IMX_BOOT_IVT_SECTION_NAME        .boot_hdr.ivt
+#define _IMX_BOOT_DCD_SECTION_NAME        .boot_hdr.dcd_data
+#define _IMX_BOOT_CONTAINER_SECTION_NAME  .boot_hdr.container
+#define _IMX_BOOT_FLASH_CONF_SECTION_NAME .flash_conf
+#define _IMX_BOOT_XMCD_SECTION_NAME       .boot_hdr.xmcd_data
 
 #define _STM32_SDRAM1_SECTION_NAME	.stm32_sdram1
 #define _STM32_SDRAM2_SECTION_NAME	.stm32_sdram2
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imxrt/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/nxp/imxrt/CMakeLists.txt
index 82d23ee5b5a0d..6b73de6da9c98 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imxrt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/nxp/imxrt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,59 +10,10 @@ zephyr_linker_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NXP_IMXRT_BOOT_HEADER
   ROM_START SORT_KEY 0 boot_header.ld)
 
 if(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT10XX OR CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT11XX)
-  if(CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA)
-    set(boot_hdr_dcd_data_section ".boot_hdr.dcd_data")
-  endif()
-  if(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_DATA)
-    set(boot_hdr_xmcd_data_section ".boot_hdr.xmcd_data")
-  endif()
   zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ARM_MPU mpu_regions.c)
-  zephyr_linker_section_configure(
-    SECTION .rom_start
-    INPUT ".boot_hdr.conf"
-    OFFSET ${CONFIG_FLEXSPI_CONFIG_BLOCK_OFFSET}
-    KEEP
-    PRIO 10
-  )
-  zephyr_linker_section_configure(
-    SECTION .rom_start
-    INPUT ".boot_hdr.ivt"
-          ".boot_hdr.data"
-          ${boot_hdr_dcd_data_section}
-          ${boot_hdr_xmcd_data_section}
-    OFFSET ${CONFIG_IMAGE_VECTOR_TABLE_OFFSET}
-    FIRST
-    KEEP
-    PRIO 11
-  )
-  zephyr_compile_definitions(XIP_EXTERNAL_FLASH)
 endif()
 
-if(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT118X)
-  if(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_DATA)
-    set(boot_hdr_xmcd_data_section ".boot_hdr.xmcd_data")
-  endif()
-  zephyr_linker_section_configure(
-    SECTION .rom_start
-    INPUT ".boot_hdr.conf"
-    OFFSET ${CONFIG_FLEXSPI_CONFIG_BLOCK_OFFSET}
-    KEEP
-    PRIO 10
-  )
-  zephyr_linker_section_configure(
-    SECTION .rom_start
-    INPUT ${boot_hdr_xmcd_data_section}
-    OFFSET ${CONFIG_EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_OFFSET}
-    KEEP
-    PRIO 10
-  )
-  zephyr_linker_section_configure(
-    SECTION .rom_start
-    INPUT ".boot_hdr.container"
-    OFFSET ${CONFIG_IMAGE_CONTAINER_OFFSET}
-    KEEP
-    PRIO 11
-  )
+if(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT10XX OR CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT11XX OR CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT118X)
   zephyr_compile_definitions(XIP_EXTERNAL_FLASH)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imxrt/boot_header.ld b/soc/nxp/imxrt/boot_header.ld
index b61487c481955..0a70bbe994410 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imxrt/boot_header.ld
+++ b/soc/nxp/imxrt/boot_header.ld
@@ -15,29 +15,29 @@ __Vectors = __VECTOR_TABLE;
 . = CONFIG_FLEXSPI_CONFIG_BLOCK_OFFSET;
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT11XX) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT10XX) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT118X)
-KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.conf))
+KEEP(*(_IMX_BOOT_CONF_SECTION_NAME))
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT6XX) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT5XX) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT7XX)
-KEEP(*(.flash_conf))
+KEEP(*(_IMX_BOOT_FLASH_CONF_SECTION_NAME))
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT118X)
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_DATA
 	. = CONFIG_EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_OFFSET;
-	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.xmcd_data))
+	KEEP(*(_IMX_BOOT_XMCD_SECTION_NAME))
 #endif
 . = CONFIG_IMAGE_CONTAINER_OFFSET;
-KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.container))
+KEEP(*(_IMX_BOOT_CONTAINER_SECTION_NAME))
 #else
 . = CONFIG_IMAGE_VECTOR_TABLE_OFFSET;
-KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.ivt))
+KEEP(*(_IMX_BOOT_IVT_SECTION_NAME))
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT11XX) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT10XX)
-KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.data))
+KEEP(*(_IMX_BOOT_DATA_SECTION_NAME))
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA
-	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.dcd_data))
+	KEEP(*(_IMX_BOOT_DCD_SECTION_NAME))
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA */
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_DATA
 	. = CONFIG_EXTERNAL_MEM_CONFIG_OFFSET;
-	KEEP(*(.boot_hdr.xmcd_data))
+	KEEP(*(_IMX_BOOT_XMCD_SECTION_NAME))
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT10XX || CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_IMXRT11XX */