diff --git a/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt6xx/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt6xx/Kconfig.defconfig
index bfcc7d29f54..4a961be41cf 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt6xx/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt6xx/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ endif # MBEDTLS
 config I2S_MCUX_FLEXCOMM
 	select INIT_AUDIO_PLL
 
+config AUDIO_DMIC_MCUX
+	select INIT_AUDIO_PLL
+
 if MCUX_OS_TIMER
 
 config SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt6xx/cm33/soc.c b/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt6xx/cm33/soc.c
index 3bbf672c372..d829558754e 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt6xx/cm33/soc.c
+++ b/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt6xx/cm33/soc.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE void clock_init(void)
 	CLOCK_SetClkDiv(kCLOCK_DivAdcClk, DT_PROP(DT_NODELABEL(lpadc0), clk_divider));
 #endif
 
-#if DT_NODE_HAS_COMPAT_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(dmic0), nxp_dmic, okay)
+#if DT_NODE_HAS_COMPAT_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(dmic0), nxp_dmic, okay) && CONFIG_INIT_AUDIO_PLL
 	/* Using the Audio PLL as input clock leads to better clock dividers
 	 * for typical PCM sample rates ({8,16,24,32,48,96} kHz.
 	 */