diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl.conf b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl.conf
index c2cb3137d7ef..18846e1aa376 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl.conf
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_PANTHERLAKE=y
 CONFIG_IPC_MAJOR_4=y
+CONFIG_IPC4_BASE_FW_INTEL=y
 
 CONFIG_COMP_SRC=y
 CONFIG_MM_DRV=y
diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl_sim.conf b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl_sim.conf
index 43869b6a5b3d..be8d2b52c59e 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl_sim.conf
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl_sim.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_PANTHERLAKE=y
 CONFIG_IPC_MAJOR_4=y
+CONFIG_IPC4_BASE_FW_INTEL=y
 
 # turn off SOF drivers
 CONFIG_COMP_SRC=y