diff --git a/arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/stm32f4/Kconfig.defconfig.stm32f401re b/arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/stm32f4/Kconfig.defconfig.stm32f401xe
similarity index 92%
rename from arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/stm32f4/Kconfig.defconfig.stm32f401re
rename to arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/stm32f4/Kconfig.defconfig.stm32f401xe
index 024f1eb060d..e204600b761 100644
--- a/arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/stm32f4/Kconfig.defconfig.stm32f401re
+++ b/arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/stm32f4/Kconfig.defconfig.stm32f401xe
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-if SOC_STM32F401RE
+if SOC_STM32F401XE
 
 config SOC
 	string
-	default stm32f401re
+	default stm32f401xe
 
 config SRAM_SIZE
 	default 96
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ config NUM_IRQS
 	int
 	default 85
 
-endif # SOC_STM32F401RE
+endif # SOC_STM32F401XE
diff --git a/arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/stm32f4/Kconfig.soc b/arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/stm32f4/Kconfig.soc
index e002c748491..3947e3a45b0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/stm32f4/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/stm32f4/Kconfig.soc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ choice
 prompt "STM32F4x MCU Selection"
 depends on SOC_SERIES_STM32F4X
 
-config SOC_STM32F401RE
-	bool "STM32F401RE"
+config SOC_STM32F401XE
+	bool "STM32F401XE"
 
 endchoice
diff --git a/boards/arm/96b_carbon/96b_carbon_defconfig b/boards/arm/96b_carbon/96b_carbon_defconfig
index 412e7818e7b..72f345bbc1f 100644
--- a/boards/arm/96b_carbon/96b_carbon_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/96b_carbon/96b_carbon_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_96B_CARBON=y
 CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_STM32F4X=y
-CONFIG_SOC_STM32F401RE=y
+CONFIG_SOC_STM32F401XE=y
 # 84MHz system clock
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=84000000
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC=1000
diff --git a/boards/arm/96b_carbon/Kconfig.board b/boards/arm/96b_carbon/Kconfig.board
index 3d81e14627c..4c09c0e72fa 100644
--- a/boards/arm/96b_carbon/Kconfig.board
+++ b/boards/arm/96b_carbon/Kconfig.board
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 
 config BOARD_96B_CARBON
 	bool "96Boards Carbon (STM32F401)"
-	depends on SOC_STM32F401RE
+	depends on SOC_STM32F401XE
diff --git a/boards/arm/nucleo_f401re/Kconfig.board b/boards/arm/nucleo_f401re/Kconfig.board
index fe1ad3e07ba..c4c4c66cbea 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nucleo_f401re/Kconfig.board
+++ b/boards/arm/nucleo_f401re/Kconfig.board
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 
 config BOARD_NUCLEO_F401RE
 	bool "NUCLEO-64 F401RE Development Board"
-	depends on SOC_STM32F401RE
+	depends on SOC_STM32F401XE
diff --git a/boards/arm/nucleo_f401re/nucleo_f401re_defconfig b/boards/arm/nucleo_f401re/nucleo_f401re_defconfig
index 0153e46fbc6..879c630418f 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nucleo_f401re/nucleo_f401re_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/nucleo_f401re/nucleo_f401re_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_NUCLEO_F401RE=y
 CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_STM32F4X=y
-CONFIG_SOC_STM32F401RE=y
+CONFIG_SOC_STM32F401XE=y
 # 84MHz system clock
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=84000000
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC=1000