diff --git a/soc/nordic/common/vpr/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/nordic/common/vpr/CMakeLists.txt
index cf14c817a1b..5a4fe40dbcf 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/common/vpr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/nordic/common/vpr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 zephyr_include_directories(.)
 
-zephyr_library_sources(soc_context.S soc_idle.c soc_init.c)
+zephyr_library_sources(soc_context.S soc_init.c)
+zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_IDLE soc_idle.c)
 
 set(SOC_LINKER_SCRIPT ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/include/zephyr/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld CACHE INTERNAL "")
diff --git a/soc/nordic/common/vpr/Kconfig b/soc/nordic/common/vpr/Kconfig
index 6c207afcd3a..bdcf9236fac 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/common/vpr/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/nordic/common/vpr/Kconfig
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ config RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
 	select RISCV_HAS_CLIC
 	select RISCV_SOC_CONTEXT_SAVE
 	select HAS_FLASH_LOAD_OFFSET
-	select ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_IDLE
-	select ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_ATOMIC_IDLE
+	select ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_IDLE if !SOC_SERIES_NRF54LX
+	select ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_ATOMIC_IDLE if !SOC_SERIES_NRF54LX
 	select INCLUDE_RESET_VECTOR
 	imply XIP
 	help