diff --git a/drivers/counter/counter_mcux_gpt.c b/drivers/counter/counter_mcux_gpt.c
index ce32b849e3e..93fa61062c6 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/counter_mcux_gpt.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/counter_mcux_gpt.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static const struct counter_driver_api mcux_gpt_driver_api = {
 	static struct mcux_gpt_data mcux_gpt_data_ ## n;			\
 										\
 	static const struct mcux_gpt_config mcux_gpt_config_ ## n = {    	\
-		.base = (void *)DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_ ## n ## _BASE_ADDRESS,	\
+		.base = (void *)DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_COUNTER_ ## n ## _BASE_ADDRESS,	\
 		.clock_source = kCLOCK_PerClk,					\
 		.info = {							\
 			.max_top_value = UINT32_MAX,				\
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static const struct counter_driver_api mcux_gpt_driver_api = {
 										\
 	static int mcux_gpt_## n ##_init(struct device *dev);			\
 	DEVICE_AND_API_INIT(mcux_gpt ## n,					\
-			    DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_ ## n ## _NAME,			\
+			    DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_COUNTER_ ## n ## _LABEL,		\
 			    mcux_gpt_## n ##_init,				\
 			    &mcux_gpt_data_ ## n,				\
 			    &mcux_gpt_config_ ## n,				\
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ static const struct counter_driver_api mcux_gpt_driver_api = {
 										\
 	static int mcux_gpt_## n ##_init(struct device *dev)			\
 	{	 								\
-		IRQ_CONNECT(DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_## n ##_IRQ,			\
-			    DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_## n ##_IRQ_PRI,		\
+		IRQ_CONNECT(DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_COUNTER_## n ##_IRQ_0,		\
+			    DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_COUNTER_## n ##_IRQ_0_PRIORITY,	\
 			    mcux_gpt_isr, DEVICE_GET(mcux_gpt ## n), 0);	\
-		irq_enable(DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_## n ##_IRQ);			\
+		irq_enable(DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_COUNTER_## n ##_IRQ_0);		\
 		return mcux_gpt_init(dev);					\
 	}									\
 
diff --git a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt.dtsi b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt.dtsi
index 4cbca822ec8..6e5c705701a 100644
--- a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt.dtsi
+++ b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt.dtsi
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 / {
 	aliases {
+		counter-1 = &gpt1;
+		counter-2 = &gpt2;
 		eth = ð
 		gpio-1 = &gpio1;
 		gpio-2 = &gpio2;
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/dts_fixup.h b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/dts_fixup.h
index 39ffb203ea9..22e980af021 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/dts_fixup.h
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/dts_fixup.h
@@ -13,16 +13,7 @@
 #define DT_MCUX_CCM_BASE_ADDRESS		DT_NXP_IMX_CCM_400FC000_BASE_ADDRESS
 #define DT_MCUX_CCM_NAME			DT_NXP_IMX_CCM_400FC000_LABEL
 
-#define DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_1_BASE_ADDRESS	DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_401EC000_BASE_ADDRESS
-#define DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_1_IRQ		DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_401EC000_IRQ_0
-#define DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_1_IRQ_PRI		DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_401EC000_IRQ_0_PRIORITY
-#define DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_1_NAME		DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_401EC000_LABEL
 #define DT_RTC_0_NAME				DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_1_NAME
-
-#define DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_2_BASE_ADDRESS	DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_401F0000_BASE_ADDRESS
-#define DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_2_IRQ		DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_401F0000_IRQ_0
-#define DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_2_IRQ_PRI		DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_401F0000_IRQ_0_PRIORITY
-#define DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_2_NAME		DT_NXP_IMX_GPT_401F0000_LABEL
 #define DT_RTC_1_NAME				DT_COUNTER_MCUX_GPT_2_NAME
 
 #define DT_ETH_MCUX_0_NAME  			DT_NXP_KINETIS_ETHERNET_402D8000_LABEL