diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace15_mtpm.conf b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace15_mtpm.conf
index 7f0938bbdd5b..3b3e15a64f92 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace15_mtpm.conf
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace15_mtpm.conf
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CONFIG_POWER_DOMAIN=y
 CONFIG_POWER_DOMAIN_INTEL_ADSP=y
 
 CONFIG_ADSP_IMR_CONTEXT_SAVE=y
+CONFIG_ADSP_IDLE_CLOCK_GATING=y
 
 # enable Zephyr drivers
 CONFIG_ZEPHYR_NATIVE_DRIVERS=y
diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace20_lnl.conf b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace20_lnl.conf
index 99016e3a539c..2b6eb0af5a76 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace20_lnl.conf
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace20_lnl.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ CONFIG_PM_DEVICE_RUNTIME_EXCLUSIVE=n
 CONFIG_PM_DEVICE_POWER_DOMAIN=y
 CONFIG_PM_POLICY_CUSTOM=y
 CONFIG_ADSP_IMR_CONTEXT_SAVE=y
+CONFIG_ADSP_IDLE_CLOCK_GATING=y
 
 CONFIG_POWER_DOMAIN=y
 CONFIG_POWER_DOMAIN_INTEL_ADSP=y