diff --git a/boards/raspberrypi/rpi_pico/Kconfig.sysbuild b/boards/raspberrypi/rpi_pico/Kconfig.sysbuild
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index 0000000000000..e182772b71402
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+++ b/boards/raspberrypi/rpi_pico/Kconfig.sysbuild
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+# Copyright (c) 2025 Beechwoods Software Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+choice BOOTLOADER
+	default BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
+endchoice
+
+choice BOOT_SIGNATURE_TYPE
+	default BOOT_SIGNATURE_TYPE_NONE
+endchoice
diff --git a/boards/raspberrypi/rpi_pico/sysbuild.overlay b/boards/raspberrypi/rpi_pico/sysbuild.overlay
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index 0000000000000..d71197f08adb8
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+++ b/boards/raspberrypi/rpi_pico/sysbuild.overlay
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+/delete-node/ &code_partition;
+#include <raspberrypi/partitions_2M_sysbuild.dtsi>
+/ {
+	chosen {
+		zephyr,code-partition = &slot0_partition;
+	};
+};