diff --git a/app/Kconfig b/app/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b00373d89cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2023 Meta
+
+menu "Compatibility"
+
+config SOF_COMPAT_INCLUDES
+	bool "Use legacy include path"
+	default n
+	help
+	  Use legacy Zephyr include paths.
+
+endmenu
+
+source "Kconfig"
diff --git a/app/prj.conf b/app/prj.conf
index b3f1016620ea..9cade422657c 100644
--- a/app/prj.conf
+++ b/app/prj.conf
@@ -56,3 +56,6 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_CPU_MASK_PIN_ONLY=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC=15000
 CONFIG_DAI=y
 CONFIG_HEAP_MEM_POOL_SIZE=2048
+
+# To be able to use Zephyr legacy include paths
+CONFIG_SOF_COMPAT_INCLUDES=y
diff --git a/src/init/init.c b/src/init/init.c
index cdfa2b6ef794..6917d73e2bd8 100644
--- a/src/init/init.c
+++ b/src/init/init.c
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@
 #include <zephyr/logging/log_ctrl.h>
 #include <user/abi_dbg.h>
 #include <sof_versions.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOF_COMPAT_INCLUDES
 #include <version.h>
+#else
+#include <zephyr/version.h>
+#endif
 #endif
 #include <sof/lib/ams.h>
 
diff --git a/src/trace/dma-trace.c b/src/trace/dma-trace.c
index 9d4351c8e8d0..da4ff80dfd4d 100644
--- a/src/trace/dma-trace.c
+++ b/src/trace/dma-trace.c
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@
 #include <sof_versions.h>
 
 #ifdef __ZEPHYR__
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOF_COMPAT_INCLUDES
 #include <version.h>
+#else
+#include <zephyr/version.h>
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/zephyr/lib/alloc.c b/zephyr/lib/alloc.c
index f20e125e9246..448df3c932d5 100644
--- a/zephyr/lib/alloc.c
+++ b/zephyr/lib/alloc.c
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@
 #include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/pm/policy.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOF_COMPAT_INCLUDES
 #include <version.h>
+#else
+#include <zephyr/version.h>
+#endif
 #include <zephyr/sys/__assert.h>
 #include <zephyr/cache.h>
 
diff --git a/zephyr/lib/cpu.c b/zephyr/lib/cpu.c
index d630177bdde2..6246a6c0274b 100644
--- a/zephyr/lib/cpu.c
+++ b/zephyr/lib/cpu.c
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 #include <rtos/alloc.h>
 
 /* Zephyr includes */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOF_COMPAT_INCLUDES
 #include <version.h>
+#else
+#include <zephyr/version.h>
+#endif
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/device.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/mm/mm_drv_intel_adsp_mtl_tlb.h>
diff --git a/zephyr/wrapper.c b/zephyr/wrapper.c
index 0d4644ffdfb2..d17a5eecb43d 100644
--- a/zephyr/wrapper.c
+++ b/zephyr/wrapper.c
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@
 #include <zephyr/kernel_structs.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/pm/policy.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOF_COMPAT_INCLUDES
 #include <version.h>
+#else
+#include <zephyr/version.h>
+#endif
 #include <zephyr/sys/__assert.h>
 #include <zephyr/logging/log_ctrl.h>
 #include <zephyr/logging/log.h>