diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio_stm32.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio_stm32.c
index 8c1cd8d2ee7..e5d9810bb2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio_stm32.c
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ static int gpio_stm32_config(struct device *dev, int access_op,
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_STM32H7_DUAL_CORE)
+	while (LL_HSEM_1StepLock(HSEM, LL_HSEM_ID_1)) {
+	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_STM32H7_DUAL_CORE */
+
 	/* figure out if we can map the requested GPIO
 	 * configuration
 	 */
@@ -312,6 +317,10 @@ static int gpio_stm32_config(struct device *dev, int access_op,
 
 	}
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_STM32H7_DUAL_CORE)
+	LL_HSEM_ReleaseLock(HSEM, LL_HSEM_ID_1, HSEM_CR_COREID_CURRENT);
+#endif /* CONFIG_STM32H7_DUAL_CORE */
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/soc/arm/st_stm32/stm32h7/soc.h b/soc/arm/st_stm32/stm32h7/soc.h
index 505c6d1c088..e8407df0f3b 100644
--- a/soc/arm/st_stm32/stm32h7/soc.h
+++ b/soc/arm/st_stm32/stm32h7/soc.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 #define LL_HSEM_ID_0   (0U) /* HW semaphore 0 */
 #define LL_HSEM_MASK_0 (1 << LL_HSEM_ID_0)
+#define LL_HSEM_ID_1   (1U) /* HW semaphore 1 */
+#define LL_HSEM_MASK_1 (1 << LL_HSEM_ID_1)
 
 #include <stm32h7xx_ll_hsem.h>