diff --git a/boards/posix/nrf52_bsim/common/cmsis/cmsis.h b/boards/posix/nrf52_bsim/common/cmsis/cmsis.h
index f40ae49a9b7..ff9030ca547 100644
--- a/boards/posix/nrf52_bsim/common/cmsis/cmsis.h
+++ b/boards/posix/nrf52_bsim/common/cmsis/cmsis.h
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "cmsis_instr.h"
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_COMPATIBLE_NRF52833)
 #include "nrf52833.h"
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {