diff --git a/soc/adi/max32/Kconfig b/soc/adi/max32/Kconfig
index 80642dc3399..c845cc6c35c 100644
--- a/soc/adi/max32/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/adi/max32/Kconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ config SOC_FAMILY_MAX32
 	select CPU_CORTEX_M_HAS_SYSTICK
 	select CLOCK_CONTROL
 	select BUILD_OUTPUT_HEX
+	select SOC_EARLY_INIT_HOOK
 
 config SOC_MAX32655
 	select CPU_CORTEX_M4
diff --git a/soc/adi/max32/soc.c b/soc/adi/max32/soc.c
index 5c7f875d029..c509e8e5cf3 100644
--- a/soc/adi/max32/soc.c
+++ b/soc/adi/max32/soc.c
@@ -26,16 +26,9 @@ bool z_arm_on_enter_cpu_idle(void)
  * @brief Perform basic hardware initialization at boot.
  *
  * This needs to be run from the very beginning.
- * So the init priority has to be 0 (zero).
- *
- * @return 0
  */
-static int max32xxx_init(void)
+void soc_early_init_hook(void)
 {
 	/* Apply device related preinit configuration */
 	max32xx_system_init();
-
-	return 0;
 }
-
-SYS_INIT(max32xxx_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, 0);