diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.soc b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.soc
index 87d8a6d0c7a..87d961d6fb3 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.soc
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ config SOC_NRF53_RTC_PRETICK
 	select ARM_ON_ENTER_CPU_IDLE_PREPARE_HOOK if SOC_NRF5340_CPUNET
 	help
 	  Indicates that the pre-tick workaround for the anomaly 165 that affects
-	  the nRF5340 SoC should be applied.
+	  the nRF5340 SoC should be applied. The workaround applies to wake ups caused
+	  by EVENTS_COMPARE and EVENTS_OVRFLW on RTC0 and RTC1 for which interrupts are
+	  enabled through INTENSET register. The case when these events are generated
+	  by EVTEN but without interrupts enabled through INTENSET is not handled.
+	  The EVENTS_TICK event is not handled.
 
 if SOC_NRF53_RTC_PRETICK
 
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/soc.c b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/soc.c
index c18228ac4fa..396ce79f49e 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/soc.c
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/soc.c
@@ -224,6 +224,15 @@ static bool cpu_idle_prepare_monitor_end(void)
 	return __STREXB(0U, &cpu_idle_prepare_monitor_dummy);
 }
 
+static void rtc_pretick_finish_previous(void)
+{
+	NRF_IPC->PUBLISH_RECEIVE[CONFIG_SOC_NRF53_RTC_PRETICK_IPC_CH_TO_NET] &=
+			~IPC_PUBLISH_RECEIVE_EN_Msk;
+
+	nrf_rtc_event_clear(NRF_RTC1, NRF_RTC_CHANNEL_EVENT_ADDR(RTC1_PRETICK_CC_CHAN));
+}
+
+
 void z_arm_on_enter_cpu_idle_prepare(void)
 {
 	bool ok_to_sleep = true;
@@ -263,6 +272,7 @@ void z_arm_on_enter_cpu_idle_prepare(void)
 
 		if (rtc_pretick_cc_val != nrf_rtc_cc_get(NRF_RTC1, RTC1_PRETICK_CC_CHAN)) {
 			/* The CC for pretick needs to be updated. */
+			rtc_pretick_finish_previous();
 			nrf_rtc_cc_set(NRF_RTC1, RTC1_PRETICK_CC_CHAN, rtc_pretick_cc_val);
 
 			if (rtc_ticks_to_next_event >= NRF_RTC_COUNTER_MAX/2) {
@@ -406,22 +416,14 @@ static int rtc_pretick_cpuapp_init(void)
 }
 #else /* CONFIG_SOC_NRF5340_CPUNET */
 
-static void rtc_pretick_rtc_isr_hook(void)
-{
-	NRF_IPC->PUBLISH_RECEIVE[CONFIG_SOC_NRF53_RTC_PRETICK_IPC_CH_TO_NET] &=
-			~IPC_PUBLISH_RECEIVE_EN_Msk;
-
-	nrf_rtc_event_clear(NRF_RTC1, NRF_RTC_CHANNEL_EVENT_ADDR(RTC1_PRETICK_CC_CHAN));
-}
-
 void rtc_pretick_rtc0_isr_hook(void)
 {
-	rtc_pretick_rtc_isr_hook();
+	rtc_pretick_finish_previous();
 }
 
 void rtc_pretick_rtc1_isr_hook(void)
 {
-	rtc_pretick_rtc_isr_hook();
+	rtc_pretick_finish_previous();
 }
 
 static int rtc_pretick_cpunet_init(void)