diff --git a/ports/mimxrt/Makefile b/ports/mimxrt/Makefile
index 18e91639ef..bcddeb2d8b 100644
--- a/ports/mimxrt/Makefile
+++ b/ports/mimxrt/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ CROSS_COMPILE ?= arm-none-eabi-
 GIT_SUBMODULES += lib/tinyusb lib/nxp_driver
 
 # MicroPython feature configurations
-FROZEN_MANIFEST ?= boards/manifest.py
 MICROPY_VFS_LFS2 ?= 1
 MICROPY_VFS_FAT ?= 1
 
@@ -31,6 +30,9 @@ ifeq ($(wildcard $(BOARD_DIR)/.),)
 endif
 include $(BOARD_DIR)/mpconfigboard.mk
 
+# File containing description of content to be frozen into firmware.
+FROZEN_MANIFEST ?= boards/manifest.py
+
 # Include py core make definitions
 include $(TOP)/py/py.mk
 include $(TOP)/extmod/extmod.mk