diff --git a/include/zephyr/sys/time_units.h b/include/zephyr/sys/time_units.h
index 4e57120a289..1b08e4c9617 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/sys/time_units.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/sys/time_units.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static inline int z_impl_sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec_runtime_get(void)
 #if defined(CONFIG_TIMER_READS_ITS_FREQUENCY_AT_RUNTIME)
 #define sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec() sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec_runtime_get()
 #else
-#define sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec() CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
+#define sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec() (uint32_t)CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
 #endif
 
 /** @internal
diff --git a/tests/arch/x86/info/src/timer.c b/tests/arch/x86/info/src/timer.c
index 85d4a72215c..aa28ba12a7c 100644
--- a/tests/arch/x86/info/src/timer.c
+++ b/tests/arch/x86/info/src/timer.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void timer(void)
 	printk("TIMER: unknown");
 #endif
 
-	printk(", configured frequency = %dHz\n",
+	printk(", configured frequency = %uHz\n",
 		sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec());
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_COUNTER_CMOS)
diff --git a/tests/kernel/timer/timer_behavior/src/jitter_drift.c b/tests/kernel/timer/timer_behavior/src/jitter_drift.c
index b958883b6e4..82e178fb602 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/timer/timer_behavior/src/jitter_drift.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/timer/timer_behavior/src/jitter_drift.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static void do_test_using(void (*sample_collection_fn)(void), const char *mechan
 	/* If max stddev is lower than a single clock cycle then round it up. */
 	uint32_t max_stddev = MAX(k_cyc_to_us_ceil32(1), CONFIG_TIMER_TEST_MAX_STDDEV);
 
-	TC_PRINT("timer clock rate %d, kernel tick rate %d\n",
+	TC_PRINT("timer clock rate %u, kernel tick rate %d\n",
 		 sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec(), CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC);
 	if ((USEC_PER_SEC / CONFIG_TIMER_TEST_PERIOD) > CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC) {
 		TC_PRINT("test timer period (%u us) is smaller than "
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ static void do_test_using(void (*sample_collection_fn)(void), const char *mechan
 		 ", \"total_drift_us\":%.6f"
 		 ", \"expected_period_cycles\":%.0f"
 		 ", \"expected_period_drift_us\":%.6f"
-		 ", \"sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec\":%d"
-		 ", \"CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC\":%d"
+		 ", \"sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec\":%u"
+		 ", \"CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC\":%u"
 		 ", \"CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC\":%d"
 		 ", \"CONFIG_TIMER_TEST_PERIOD\":%d"
 		 ", \"CONFIG_TIMER_TEST_SAMPLES\":%d"
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static void do_test_using(void (*sample_collection_fn)(void), const char *mechan
 		 expected_period,
 		 expected_period_drift,
 		 sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec(),
-		 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC,
+		 (uint32_t)CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC,
 		 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC,
 		 CONFIG_TIMER_TEST_PERIOD,
 		 CONFIG_TIMER_TEST_SAMPLES,
diff --git a/tests/kernel/timer/timer_monotonic/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/timer/timer_monotonic/src/main.c
index baa4c762a6a..a1316ce2b79 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/timer/timer_monotonic/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/timer/timer_monotonic/src/main.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ZTEST(timer_fn, test_timer)
 
 	TC_PRINT("k_ticks_to_cyc_floor32(1) = %d\n",
 		 k_ticks_to_cyc_floor32(1));
-	TC_PRINT("sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec() = %d\n",
+	TC_PRINT("sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec() = %u\n",
 		 sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec());
 
 	t_last = k_cycle_get_32();