diff --git a/app/boards/imx95_evk_mimx9596_m7_ddr.overlay b/app/boards/imx95_evk_mimx9596_m7_ddr.overlay
index f1d2cce00781..4c9ce43c9452 100644
--- a/app/boards/imx95_evk_mimx9596_m7_ddr.overlay
+++ b/app/boards/imx95_evk_mimx9596_m7_ddr.overlay
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
+&edma1 {
+	status = "disabled";
+};
+
 &edma2 {
 	compatible = "nxp,edma";
 	reg = <0x42000000 (DT_SIZE_K(64) * 33)>;