diff --git a/arch/arm/soc/nordic_nrf5/nrf51/Kconfig.series b/arch/arm/soc/nordic_nrf5/nrf51/Kconfig.series
index f4b2d2dc537..9e3db4d9e76 100644
--- a/arch/arm/soc/nordic_nrf5/nrf51/Kconfig.series
+++ b/arch/arm/soc/nordic_nrf5/nrf51/Kconfig.series
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ config  SOC_SERIES_NRF51X
 	select XIP
 	select HAS_CMSIS
 	select HAS_NORDIC_MDK
+	select HAS_NORDIC_HAL
 	help
 	  Enable support for NRF51 MCU series
diff --git a/arch/arm/soc/nordic_nrf5/nrf52/Kconfig.series b/arch/arm/soc/nordic_nrf5/nrf52/Kconfig.series
index 02fc3a0f99c..d2e462ecbf0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/soc/nordic_nrf5/nrf52/Kconfig.series
+++ b/arch/arm/soc/nordic_nrf5/nrf52/Kconfig.series
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ config  SOC_SERIES_NRF52X
 	select XIP
 	select HAS_CMSIS
 	select HAS_NORDIC_MDK
+	select HAS_NORDIC_HAL
 	help
 	 Enable support for NRF52 MCU series
diff --git a/ext/hal/Kbuild b/ext/hal/Kbuild
index 9e5bf71308f..520e32564c8 100644
--- a/ext/hal/Kbuild
+++ b/ext/hal/Kbuild
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HAS_MCUX) += nxp/mcux/
 obj-$(CONFIG_QMSI_BUILTIN) += qmsi/
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAS_STM32CUBE) += st/stm32cube/
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAS_CC3200SDK) += ti/cc3200sdk/
+obj-$(CONFIG_HAS_NORDIC_HAL) += nordic/
diff --git a/ext/hal/Kconfig b/ext/hal/Kconfig
index 9d57eb69a6e..d6fcbe2616e 100644
--- a/ext/hal/Kconfig
+++ b/ext/hal/Kconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ menu "HALs"
 
 source "ext/hal/cmsis/Kconfig"
 
-source "ext/hal/nordic/mdk/Kconfig"
+source "ext/hal/nordic/Kconfig"
 
 source "ext/hal/nxp/mcux/Kconfig"
 
diff --git a/ext/hal/Makefile b/ext/hal/Makefile
index a76944c9b8d..c8e7e22f568 100644
--- a/ext/hal/Makefile
+++ b/ext/hal/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 include $(srctree)/ext/hal/cmsis/Makefile
 
-include $(srctree)/ext/hal/nordic/mdk/Makefile
+include $(srctree)/ext/hal/nordic/Makefile
 
 include $(srctree)/ext/hal/nxp/mcux/Makefile
 
diff --git a/ext/hal/nordic/Kbuild b/ext/hal/nordic/Kbuild
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d204e1751ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/hal/nordic/Kbuild
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_HAS_NORDIC_HAL) += hal/nrf_adc.o hal/nrf_ecb.o hal/nrf_nvmc.o hal/nrf_saadc.o
diff --git a/ext/hal/nordic/mdk/Kconfig b/ext/hal/nordic/Kconfig
similarity index 80%
rename from ext/hal/nordic/mdk/Kconfig
rename to ext/hal/nordic/Kconfig
index f66c8b99f4d..aca8465f993 100644
--- a/ext/hal/nordic/mdk/Kconfig
+++ b/ext/hal/nordic/Kconfig
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@
 
 config HAS_NORDIC_MDK
 	bool
+
+config HAS_NORDIC_HAL
+	bool
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ext/hal/nordic/mdk/Makefile b/ext/hal/nordic/Makefile
similarity index 50%
rename from ext/hal/nordic/mdk/Makefile
rename to ext/hal/nordic/Makefile
index 89ed901b717..3d58282b3bc 100644
--- a/ext/hal/nordic/mdk/Makefile
+++ b/ext/hal/nordic/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-
 ifdef CONFIG_HAS_NORDIC_MDK
 ZEPHYRINCLUDE += -I$(srctree)/ext/hal/nordic/mdk
 endif
+
+ifdef CONFIG_HAS_NORDIC_HAL
+ZEPHYRINCLUDE += -I$(srctree)/ext/hal/nordic/hal
+endif