diff --git a/app/debug_overlay.conf b/app/debug_overlay.conf
index e99910ebfff1..a6f8855d5011 100644
--- a/app/debug_overlay.conf
+++ b/app/debug_overlay.conf
@@ -31,3 +31,8 @@ CONFIG_GDBSTUB_ENTER_IMMEDIATELY=n
 # Testing with runtime filtering enabled ensures the same feature set is validated.
 # Note: This setting has no effect if CONFIG_LOG_RUNTIME_FILTERING is disabled.
 CONFIG_LOG_RUNTIME_DEFAULT_LEVEL=3
+
+# Record fatal exception breadcrumbs (PC/cause/vaddr) in HP-SRAM window0 so the
+# crash is visible in the host dmesg "Firmware state" line when no console or
+# mtrace output is available.
+CONFIG_XTENSA_ADSP_FATAL_BREADCRUMB=y
diff --git a/west.yml b/west.yml
index af96853d6586..8270e4425b05 100644
--- a/west.yml
+++ b/west.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ manifest:
       url-base: https://github.com/thesofproject
     - name: zephyrproject
       url-base: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos
+    - name: lgirdwood
+      url-base: https://github.com/lgirdwood
 
   # When upgrading projects here please run git log --oneline in the
   # project and if not too long then include the output in your commit
@@ -43,8 +45,8 @@ manifest:
 
     - name: zephyr
       repo-path: zephyr
-      revision: ee13f80fd5ede26838d461914858b9cc8cdb652f
-      remote: zephyrproject
+      revision: 53c5faa286d011acc635a6d98b7ab41648a0b379
+      remote: lgirdwood
 
       # Import some projects listed in zephyr/west.yml@revision
       #