diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvl.conf b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvl.conf
index cfe332cd5075..70fecc4e45ec 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvl.conf
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvl.conf
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ CONFIG_DAI_DMIC_HAS_OWNERSHIP=n
 CONFIG_DAI_DMIC_HAS_MULTIPLE_LINE_SYNC=y
 CONFIG_DMA_INTEL_ADSP_GPDMA=n
 CONFIG_MM_DRV_INTEL_ADSP_TLB_REMAP_UNUSED_RAM=y
+CONFIG_MM_DRV_INTEL_VIRTUAL_REGION_COUNT=2
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC=12000
 
 # Zephyr / power settings
diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvls.conf b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvls.conf
index cfe332cd5075..70fecc4e45ec 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvls.conf
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvls.conf
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ CONFIG_DAI_DMIC_HAS_OWNERSHIP=n
 CONFIG_DAI_DMIC_HAS_MULTIPLE_LINE_SYNC=y
 CONFIG_DMA_INTEL_ADSP_GPDMA=n
 CONFIG_MM_DRV_INTEL_ADSP_TLB_REMAP_UNUSED_RAM=y
+CONFIG_MM_DRV_INTEL_VIRTUAL_REGION_COUNT=2
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC=12000
 
 # Zephyr / power settings