diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_pl011.c b/drivers/serial/uart_pl011.c
index 9d1130dff72..de98f90ed01 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_pl011.c
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@
 #include <zephyr/arch/cpu.h>
 #include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/device.h>
-#include <soc.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/uart.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_CORTEX_M
+#include <cmsis_compiler.h>
+#endif
+
 /*
  * UART PL011 register map structure
  */