diff --git a/config/boards/numaker-iot-ma35d16f90.conf b/config/boards/numaker-iot-ma35d16f90.csc
similarity index 90%
rename from config/boards/numaker-iot-ma35d16f90.conf
rename to config/boards/numaker-iot-ma35d16f90.csc
index 33a3cfd5f0..a9b92f562e 100644
--- a/config/boards/numaker-iot-ma35d16f90.conf
+++ b/config/boards/numaker-iot-ma35d16f90.csc
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-# Nuvoton MA35D16F90 dual-core Cortex-A35 + Cortex-M4, 512MB DDR
+# Dual-core Cortex-A35 + Cortex-M4, 512MB DDR
 BOARD_NAME="NuMaker IoT MA35D16F90"
 BOARD_VENDOR="nuvoton"
 BOARDFAMILY="nuvoton-ma35d1"
-BOARD_MAINTAINER=""
 # SD card boot (sdcard1 = SD1 slot on NuMaker IoT board)
 BOOTCONFIG="ma35d1_sdcard1_defconfig"
 KERNEL_TARGET="vendor"
diff --git a/config/bootenv/nuvoton-ma35d1.txt b/config/bootenv/nuvoton-ma35d1.txt
index b08fe8d709..ca8baf3599 100644
--- a/config/bootenv/nuvoton-ma35d1.txt
+++ b/config/bootenv/nuvoton-ma35d1.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-verbosity=7
 bootlogo=false
 console=serial
 fdtfile=nuvoton/ma35d1-iot-512m.dtb
diff --git a/config/bootscripts/boot-nuvoton-ma35d1.cmd b/config/bootscripts/boot-nuvoton-ma35d1.cmd
index 0aa87e160a..7fe7d29580 100644
--- a/config/bootscripts/boot-nuvoton-ma35d1.cmd
+++ b/config/bootscripts/boot-nuvoton-ma35d1.cmd
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 setenv overlay_error "false"
 # default values
 setenv rootdev "LABEL=armbi_root"
-setenv verbosity "7"
+setenv verbosity "1"
 setenv console "serial"
 setenv bootlogo "false"
 setenv rootfstype "ext4"
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ done
 if test "${overlay_error}" = "true"; then
 	echo "Error applying DT overlays, restoring original DT"
 	load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${fdt_addr_r} ${prefix}dtb/${fdtfile}
+	fdt addr ${fdt_addr_r}
+	fdt resize 65536
 fi
 
 # Resize FDT to actual size
diff --git a/config/kernel/linux-nuvoton-ma35d1-vendor.config b/config/kernel/linux-nuvoton-ma35d1-vendor.config
index 9d9f670b39..1dc916d9fd 100644
--- a/config/kernel/linux-nuvoton-ma35d1-vendor.config
+++ b/config/kernel/linux-nuvoton-ma35d1-vendor.config
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Armbian defconfig generated with 5.10
 # CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not set
+
+# Initrd compression formats (required for Armbian boot)
+CONFIG_RD_GZIP=y
+CONFIG_RD_BZIP2=y
+CONFIG_RD_LZMA=y
+CONFIG_RD_XZ=y
+CONFIG_RD_LZO=y
+CONFIG_RD_LZ4=y
+CONFIG_RD_ZSTD=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_HOSTNAME="localhost"
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
diff --git a/config/sources/families/nuvoton-ma35d1.conf b/config/sources/families/nuvoton-ma35d1.conf
index 1d4d2b6a9e..c3fea88d23 100644
--- a/config/sources/families/nuvoton-ma35d1.conf
+++ b/config/sources/families/nuvoton-ma35d1.conf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ declare -g LOCALVERSION=""
 # Disable BTF - 5.10.y kernel has issues with newer pahole/toolchain
 declare -g KERNEL_BTF="no"
 
-# Use chrony instead of systemd-timesyncd (timesyncd fails in chroot)
+# Use NetworkManager for network configuration
 declare -g NETWORKING_STACK="network-manager"
 ATF_PLAT="ma35d1"
 BOOTDELAY=1
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ declare -g ATFSOURCE="https://github.com/OpenNuvoton/MA35D1_arm-trusted-firmware
 declare -g ATFDIR="arm-trusted-firmware-ma35d1"
 declare -g ATFBRANCH="branch:master"
 declare -g ATFPATCHDIR="atf-nuvoton-ma35d1"
+# Fix RWX segment warning with binutils 2.39+ (skip -Wl, prefix for LD flags)
+declare -g ATF_SKIP_LDFLAGS_WL="yes"
 
 # OP-TEE source from Nuvoton
 declare -g OPTEE_SOURCE="https://github.com/OpenNuvoton/MA35D1_optee_os-v3.9.0.git"
@@ -115,23 +117,6 @@ armbian_kernel_config__use_nuvoton_defconfig() {
 	fi
 }
 
-# Force critical kernel options after defconfig is loaded
-write_kernel_config__force_ma35d1_options() {
-	if [[ ! -f .config ]]; then
-		return
-	fi
-
-	display_alert "Forcing MA35D1 critical kernel options" "MA35D1" "info"
-
-	# Enable all initrd compression formats (Nuvoton defconfig disables some)
-	run_host_command_logged ./scripts/config --enable CONFIG_RD_GZIP
-	run_host_command_logged ./scripts/config --enable CONFIG_RD_BZIP2
-	run_host_command_logged ./scripts/config --enable CONFIG_RD_LZMA
-	run_host_command_logged ./scripts/config --enable CONFIG_RD_XZ
-	run_host_command_logged ./scripts/config --enable CONFIG_RD_LZO
-	run_host_command_logged ./scripts/config --enable CONFIG_RD_LZ4
-	run_host_command_logged ./scripts/config --enable CONFIG_RD_ZSTD
-}
 
 # Custom ATF build for MA35D1 - we need BL2 with DTB embedded
 # NOTE: atf_custom_postprocess runs BEFORE atftempdir is created!
@@ -229,7 +214,7 @@ compile_optee_ma35d1() {
 		LDFLAGS="--no-warn-rwx-segments" \
 		NOWERROR=1 \
 		V=1 \
-		-j12
+		-j$(nproc)
 
 	# Verify output files
 	if [[ ! -f "${optee_out_dir}/tee-header_v2.bin" ]]; then
diff --git a/patch/atf/atf-nuvoton-ma35d1/fix-rwx-segment-warning.patch b/patch/atf/atf-nuvoton-ma35d1/fix-rwx-segment-warning.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 97c23abb53..0000000000
--- a/patch/atf/atf-nuvoton-ma35d1/fix-rwx-segment-warning.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-From: Armbian <info@armbian.com>
-Subject: [PATCH] Fix RWX segment warning with binutils 2.39+
-
-Newer binutils (2.39+) warns about RWX segments which becomes an error
-due to --fatal-warnings. Remove --fatal-warnings for MA35D1 platform.
-
-Signed-off-by: Armbian <info@armbian.com>
----
- Makefile | 4 ++--
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ TF_LDFLAGS		+=	$(TF_LDFLAGS_$(ARCH))
- # LD = gcc (used when GCC LTO is enabled)
- else ifneq ($(findstring gcc,$(notdir $(LD))),)
- # Pass ld options with Wl or Xlinker switches
--TF_LDFLAGS		+=	-Wl,--fatal-warnings -O1
-+TF_LDFLAGS		+=	-O1
- TF_LDFLAGS		+=	-Wl,--gc-sections
- ifeq ($(ENABLE_LTO),1)
- 	ifeq (${ARCH},aarch64)
-@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ TF_LDFLAGS		+=	$(subst --,-Xlinker --,$(TF_LDFLAGS_$(ARCH)))
-
- # LD = gcc-ld (ld) or llvm-ld (ld.lld) or other
- else
--TF_LDFLAGS		+=	--fatal-warnings -O1
-+TF_LDFLAGS		+=	-O1
- TF_LDFLAGS		+=	--gc-sections
- # ld.lld doesn't recognize the errata flags,
- # therefore don't add those in that case