diff --git a/flist/project/system.flist b/flist/project/system.flist
index 9aa3e584bac1399bec4529640fec2c6f5d59901b..1b65e446df1dc10e19004c08dc051247e6a515e7 100644
--- a/flist/project/system.flist
+++ b/flist/project/system.flist
@@ -33,3 +33,7 @@
 
 // - Bootrom Code RTL
 $(SOCLABS_PROJECT_DIR)/system/src/bootrom/verilog/bootrom.v
+
+// the chosen DMA controller
+//-f $(SOCLABS_SLDMA350_TECH_DIR)/flist/sldma350_ahb.flist
+-f $(SOCLABS_SLDMA230_TECH_DIR)/flist/sldma230_ip.flist
diff --git a/nanosoc_tech b/nanosoc_tech
index 1e23e6d5295a5ec8f597c5f4fac346d66fc2d426..5a0f5c8b88fc323c52701c75f7665bf948d7b16a 160000
--- a/nanosoc_tech
+++ b/nanosoc_tech
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1e23e6d5295a5ec8f597c5f4fac346d66fc2d426
+Subproject commit 5a0f5c8b88fc323c52701c75f7665bf948d7b16a