diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.defconfig.mimxrt1052 b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.defconfig.mimxrt1052
index 35c1a53f584..ecf65aa186c 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.defconfig.mimxrt1052
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.defconfig.mimxrt1052
@@ -44,4 +44,11 @@ config UART_MCUX_LPUART
 
 endif # SERIAL
 
+if SPI
+
+config SPI_MCUX_LPSPI
+	def_bool y
+
+endif # SPI
+
 endif # SOC_MIMXRT1052
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
index 70af4009e74..c5eb92ccfe5 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config SOC_MIMXRT1051
 	select HAS_MCUX
 	select HAS_MCUX_CCM
 	select HAS_MCUX_IGPIO
+	select HAS_MCUX_LPSPI
 	select HAS_MCUX_LPUART
 	select CPU_HAS_FPU
 	select CPU_HAS_MPU
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ config SOC_MIMXRT1052
 	select HAS_MCUX
 	select HAS_MCUX_CCM
 	select HAS_MCUX_IGPIO
+	select HAS_MCUX_LPSPI
 	select HAS_MCUX_LPUART
 	select CPU_HAS_FPU
 	select CPU_HAS_MPU
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc.c b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc.c
index dee613f8bc2..eb02eb552d9 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc.c
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc.c
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE void clkInit(void)
 	CLOCK_SetDiv(kCLOCK_UartDiv, 0); /* Set UART divider to 1 */
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPI_MCUX_LPSPI
+	CLOCK_SetMux(kCLOCK_LpspiMux, 1); /* Set SPI source to USB1 PFD0 720M */
+	CLOCK_SetDiv(kCLOCK_LpspiDiv, 7); /* Set SPI divider to 8 */
+#endif
+
 	/* Keep the system clock running so SYSTICK can wake up the system from
 	 * wfi.
 	 */