diff --git a/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/nxp_mpu_regions.c b/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/nxp_mpu_regions.c
index 734b17b986624..16245d767700b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/nxp_mpu_regions.c
+++ b/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/nxp_mpu_regions.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static struct nxp_mpu_region mpu_regions[] = {
 	MPU_REGION_ENTRY("DEBUGGER_0",
 			 0,
 			 0xFFFFFFFF,
-			 0),
+			 REGION_DEBUG_ATTR),
 	/* Region 1 */
 	MPU_REGION_ENTRY("FLASH_0",
 			 CONFIG_FLASH_BASE_ADDRESS,
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/mpu/nxp_mpu.h b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/mpu/nxp_mpu.h
index b451d8793856a..a4cb3895f5bcc 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/mpu/nxp_mpu.h
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/mpu/nxp_mpu.h
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
 #define REGION_RO_ATTR	  (MPU_REGION_READ | \
 			   MPU_REGION_SU)
 
+#define REGION_DEBUG_ATTR  MPU_REGION_SU
+
+
 /* Region definition data structure */
 struct nxp_mpu_region {
 	/* Region Base Address */