diff --git a/drivers/counter/Kconfig.stm32_rtc b/drivers/counter/Kconfig.stm32_rtc
index 17c2a80da94..b213d7943d9 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/Kconfig.stm32_rtc
+++ b/drivers/counter/Kconfig.stm32_rtc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ menuconfig COUNTER_RTC_STM32
 	select USE_STM32_LL_PWR
 	select USE_STM32_LL_RCC
 	select USE_STM32_LL_EXTI
-	select NEWLIB_LIBC
+	select REQUIRES_FULL_LIBC
 	help
 	  Build RTC driver for STM32 SoCs. Tested on STM32 F3, F4, L4, F7, G4 series
 
diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig.kw41z b/drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig.kw41z
index 8771f2e6c1b..e40ddc041a0 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig.kw41z
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig.kw41z
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 menuconfig  IEEE802154_KW41Z
 	bool "NXP KW41Z Driver support"
 	depends on NETWORKING
-	select NEWLIB_LIBC
+	select REQUIRES_FULL_LIBC
 
 if IEEE802154_KW41Z
 
diff --git a/lib/updatehub/Kconfig b/lib/updatehub/Kconfig
index 208295b7a78..25da09da240 100644
--- a/lib/updatehub/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/updatehub/Kconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ menuconfig UPDATEHUB
 	select BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
 	select MPU_ALLOW_FLASH_WRITE
 	select NETWORKING
-	select NEWLIB_LIBC
+	select REQUIRES_FULL_LIBC
 	select NET_UDP
 	select NET_SOCKETS
 	select NET_SOCKETS_POSIX_NAMES
diff --git a/modules/Kconfig.simplelink b/modules/Kconfig.simplelink
index 6f386e8d456..8fa3bba29a1 100644
--- a/modules/Kconfig.simplelink
+++ b/modules/Kconfig.simplelink
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ config HAS_CC3220SDK
 	bool
 
 # Notes:
-# SimpleLink drivers require types (stdint.h) from NEWLIB_LIBC
+# SimpleLink drivers require types (stdint.h) from c library which is not
+# provided by minimal lbc
 # Selecting ERRNO lets host driver use Zephyr's __errno
 # Selecting PTHREAD_IPC and POSIX_API are needed to build the host driver
 config SIMPLELINK_HOST_DRIVER
 	bool "Build the SimpleLink WiFi Host Driver"
 	depends on HAS_CC3220SDK
 	depends on MULTITHREADING
-	select NEWLIB_LIBC
+	select REQUIRES_FULL_LIBC
 	select ERRNO
 	select PTHREAD_IPC
 	select POSIX_CLOCK
diff --git a/modules/Kconfig.tinycbor b/modules/Kconfig.tinycbor
index e031d6591e8..e358e76799f 100644
--- a/modules/Kconfig.tinycbor
+++ b/modules/Kconfig.tinycbor
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ config CBOR_PARSER_NO_STRICT_CHECKS
 
 config CBOR_FLOATING_POINT
 	bool "Floating point support"
-	select NEWLIB_LIBC
+	select REQUIRES_FULL_LIBC
 	help
 	  This option enables floating point support.
 
 config CBOR_HALF_FLOAT_TYPE
 	bool "Half float type support"
-	select NEWLIB_LIBC
+	select REQUIRES_FULL_LIBC
 	help
 	  This option enables half float type support.
 
diff --git a/soc/arm/st_stm32/stm32h7/Kconfig.series b/soc/arm/st_stm32/stm32h7/Kconfig.series
index f4183886bdd..4a5790af5f0 100644
--- a/soc/arm/st_stm32/stm32h7/Kconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/st_stm32/stm32h7/Kconfig.series
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ config SOC_SERIES_STM32H7X
 	select SOC_FAMILY_STM32
 	select HAS_STM32CUBE
 	select CPU_HAS_ARM_MPU
-	select NEWLIB_LIBC
+	select REQUIRES_FULL_LIBC
 	select USE_STM32_HAL_RCC_EX if CPU_CORTEX_M4
 	help
 	 Enable support for STM32H7 MCU series