diff --git a/app/boards/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_adsp.conf b/app/boards/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_adsp.conf
index f1ed34f8dc99..da9e56d759a4 100644
--- a/app/boards/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_adsp.conf
+++ b/app/boards/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_adsp.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CONFIG_FORMAT_CONVERT_HIFI3=n
 CONFIG_KPB_FORCE_COPY_TYPE_NORMAL=n
 CONFIG_DMA=y
 CONFIG_DMA_NXP_SDMA=y
+CONFIG_DAI_NXP_MICFIL=y
 CONFIG_TRACE=n
 CONFIG_SHARED_INTERRUPTS=y
 CONFIG_ZEPHYR_NATIVE_DRIVERS=y
diff --git a/app/boards/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_adsp.overlay b/app/boards/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_adsp.overlay
index c977fb8410e9..6748b621985a 100644
--- a/app/boards/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_adsp.overlay
+++ b/app/boards/imx8mp_evk_mimx8ml8_adsp.overlay
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@
 	rx-sync-mode = <1>;
 	status = "okay";
 };
+
+&micfil {
+	status = "okay";
+};