diff --git a/.github/workflows/llext.yml b/.github/workflows/llext.yml
index d243c41a6a7b..43a0b8d5a3e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/llext.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/llext.yml
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ jobs:
               --cmake-args=-DEXTRA_CXXFLAGS=-Werror \
               --cmake-args=-DEXTRA_AFLAGS='-Werror -Wa,--fatal-warnings' \
               --cmake-args=--warn-uninitialized \
-              --overlay=sof/app/overlays/${{ matrix.platform }}/module_overlay.conf \
+              --overlay=sof/app/configs/${{ matrix.platform }}/modules.conf \
               ${{ matrix.platform }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zephyr.yml b/.github/workflows/zephyr.yml
index 4d710bd473ee..99698a9a6b17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zephyr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zephyr.yml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
              --cmake-args=-DEXTRA_CXXFLAGS=-Werror
              --cmake-args=-DEXTRA_AFLAGS='-Werror -Wa,--fatal-warnings'
              --cmake-args=--warn-uninitialized
-             --overlay=sof/app/overlays/repro-build.conf
+             --overlay=sof/app/configs/repro-build.conf
              --no-tarball
              ${{ matrix.build_opts }} ${{ matrix.IPC_platforms }}
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ jobs:
           --cmake-args=-DEXTRA_CXXFLAGS=-Werror
           --cmake-args=-DEXTRA_AFLAGS='-Werror -Wa,--fatal-warnings'
           --cmake-args=--warn-uninitialized
-          --overlay=sof/app/overlays/repro-build.conf
+          --overlay=sof/app/configs/repro-build.conf
           --no-tarball
           ${{ matrix.build_opts }} ${{ matrix.platforms }}
 
diff --git a/app/overlays/lnl/module_overlay.conf b/app/configs/lnl/modules.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from app/overlays/lnl/module_overlay.conf
rename to app/configs/lnl/modules.conf
diff --git a/app/overlays/mtl/module_overlay.conf b/app/configs/mtl/modules.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from app/overlays/mtl/module_overlay.conf
rename to app/configs/mtl/modules.conf
diff --git a/app/overlays/repro-build.conf b/app/configs/repro-build.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from app/overlays/repro-build.conf
rename to app/configs/repro-build.conf