diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/Kconfig.defconfig
index d702a25a214..a6a7e88ab78 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -2,3 +2,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 source "soc/arm/nxp_lpc/*/Kconfig.defconfig.series"
+
+if SPI
+
+config SPI_MCUX_FLEXCOMM
+	default y if HAS_MCUX_FLEXCOMM
+
+endif # SPI
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc54xxx/Kconfig.series b/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc54xxx/Kconfig.series
index 31c4c36ab32..db611a0d507 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc54xxx/Kconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc54xxx/Kconfig.series
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 config SOC_SERIES_LPC54XXX
 	bool "LPC LPC54xxx Series MCU"
 	select HAS_MCUX
+	select HAS_MCUX_FLEXCOMM
 	select SOC_FAMILY_LPC
 	select CPU_CORTEX_M_HAS_SYSTICK
 	help
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc55xxx/Kconfig.series b/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc55xxx/Kconfig.series
index 778679b6bb4..1749e5c467a 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc55xxx/Kconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc55xxx/Kconfig.series
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 config SOC_SERIES_LPC55XXX
 	bool "LPC5500 Series Family MCU"
 	select HAS_MCUX
+	select HAS_MCUX_FLEXCOMM
 	select SOC_FAMILY_LPC
 	select CPU_CORTEX_M_HAS_SYSTICK
 	help