diff --git a/boards/arm/nucleo_f091rc/nucleo_f091rc.dts b/boards/arm/nucleo_f091rc/nucleo_f091rc.dts
index 0a28bd54aab..54e20faac86 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nucleo_f091rc/nucleo_f091rc.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/nucleo_f091rc/nucleo_f091rc.dts
@@ -36,9 +36,20 @@
 		};
 	};
 
+	pwmleds: pwmleds {
+		compatible = "pwm-leds";
+		/* NOTE: disabled by default, PWM2 conflicts with SPI1 */
+		status = "disabled";
+
+		green_pwm_led: green_pwm_led {
+			pwms = <&pwm2 1 PWM_MSEC(20) PWM_POLARITY_NORMAL>;
+		};
+	};
+
 	aliases {
 		led0 = &green_led_2;
 		sw0 = &user_button;
+		pwm-led0 = &green_pwm_led;
 	};
 };
 
@@ -139,3 +150,14 @@
 &dma1 {
 	status = "okay";
 };
+
+&timers2 {
+	st,prescaler = <10000>;
+	status = "okay";
+
+	pwm2: pwm {
+		/* NOTE: disabled by default, PWM2 conflicts with SPI1 */
+		pinctrl-0 = <&tim2_ch1_pa5>;
+		pinctrl-names = "default";
+	};
+};
diff --git a/samples/basic/blinky_pwm/boards/nucleo_f091rc.overlay b/samples/basic/blinky_pwm/boards/nucleo_f091rc.overlay
index 2852445c490..35bfcfe386e 100644
--- a/samples/basic/blinky_pwm/boards/nucleo_f091rc.overlay
+++ b/samples/basic/blinky_pwm/boards/nucleo_f091rc.overlay
@@ -4,30 +4,10 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2022 STMicroelectronics
  */
 
-#include <dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>
-
-
-/ {
-	pwmleds {
-		compatible = "pwm-leds";
-
-		green_pwm_led: green_pwm_led {
-			pwms = <&pwm2 1 4 PWM_POLARITY_NORMAL>;
-		};
-	};
-
-	aliases {
-		pwm-led0 = &green_pwm_led;
-	};
-};
-
-&timers2 {
-	st,prescaler = <10000>;
+&pwmleds {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&pwm2 {
 	status = "okay";
-
-	pwm2: pwm {
-		status = "okay";
-		pinctrl-0 = <&tim2_ch1_pa5>; /* might conflict with SPI1 */
-		pinctrl-names = "default";
-	};
 };