diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
index 566038501958253..90fc7a76598f5d5 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ config DEVICE_CONFIGURATION_DATA
 
 config NXP_IMX_EXTERNAL_SDRAM
 	default y
+
 if NETWORKING
 
 config NET_L2_ETHERNET
diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/board.cmake b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/board.cmake
index c53e6474ca1bc78..2fd1f5b4360723a 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/board.cmake
+++ b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/board.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 board_runner_args(jlink "--device=MCIMXRT1052")
 board_runner_args(linkserver "--device=MIMXRT1052xxxxB:EVKB-IMXRT1050")
 
-if("${BOARD_REVISION}" STREQUAL "qspi")
+if("${BOARD_QUALIFIERS}" MATCHES "qspi")
   board_runner_args(jlink "--loader=BankAddr=0x60000000&Loader=QSPI")
   board_runner_args(pyocd "--target=mimxrt1050_quadspi")
   board_runner_args(linkserver "--override=/device/memory/3/flash-driver=MIMXRT1050_SFDP_QSPI.cfx")
diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/board.yml b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/board.yml
index 48b8680e4b5cd47..0d06dbd8d1a5bd4 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/board.yml
+++ b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/board.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ board:
   vendor: nxp
   socs:
     - name: mimxrt1052
-  revision:
-    format: "custom"
-    default: "hyperflash"
-    revisions:
-      - name: "hyperflash"
-      - name: "qspi"
+      variants:
+        - name: hyperflash
+        - name: qspi
diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk.dts b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk.dtsi
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk.dts
rename to boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk.dtsi
diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_defconfig b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_hyperflash_defconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_defconfig
rename to boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_hyperflash_defconfig
diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_hyperflash.overlay b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_hyperflash.dts
similarity index 98%
rename from boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_hyperflash.overlay
rename to boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_hyperflash.dts
index cc31988f583ddc9..36caebfc0282032 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_hyperflash.overlay
+++ b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_hyperflash.dts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+#include "mimxrt1050_evk.dtsi"
+
 / {
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,flash-controller = &s26ks512s0;
diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi.overlay b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi.dts
similarity index 97%
rename from boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi.overlay
rename to boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi.dts
index d18cda45c6025fe..a6103601b496739 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi.overlay
+++ b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi.dts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+#include "mimxrt1050_evk.dtsi"
+
 / {
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,flash-controller = &is25wp064;
diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi.yaml b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi.yaml
index a9adaba05264667..0fd967256a803c9 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi.yaml
+++ b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-identifier: mimxrt1050_evk@qspi
+identifier: mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1052/qspi
 name: NXP MIMXRT1050-EVK-QSPI
 type: mcu
 arch: arm
diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi_defconfig b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi_defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..e4f0cbedcc26153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/mimxrt1050_evk_mimxrt1052_qspi_defconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017, NXP
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
+CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
+CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
diff --git a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/revision.cmake b/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/revision.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e6f006a735b5b4..000000000000000
--- a/boards/nxp/mimxrt1050_evk/revision.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-if (NOT DEFINED BOARD_REVISION)
-  set(BOARD_REVISION "hyperflash")
-else ()
-  if (NOT (BOARD_REVISION STREQUAL "hyperflash") AND NOT (BOARD_REVISION STREQUAL "qspi"))
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Invalid board revision, ${BOARD_REVISION}, valid revisions are: hyperflash, qspi")
-  endif()
-endif()
diff --git a/samples/subsys/usb/dfu/sample.yaml b/samples/subsys/usb/dfu/sample.yaml
index 1700b0874733957..eda165faca6e3a7 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/usb/dfu/sample.yaml
+++ b/samples/subsys/usb/dfu/sample.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ common:
   arch_exclude: posix
   platform_exclude:
     - mimxrt1010_evk
-    - mimxrt1050_evk@qspi
     - mimxrt1020_evk
     - mimxrt1015_evk
     - mimxrt1060_evk