diff --git a/boards/native/native_sim/Kconfig b/boards/native/native_sim/Kconfig
index 1e79e7409d6..4ecdbf702f5 100644
--- a/boards/native/native_sim/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/native/native_sim/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ config BOARD_NATIVE_SIM
 	bool
 	select POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE
 	select NATIVE_LIBRARY
-	select NATIVE_POSIX_TIMER
+	select NATIVE_SIM_TIMER
 	select 64BIT if BOARD_NATIVE_SIM_NATIVE_64
 	imply BOARD_NATIVE_POSIX if NATIVE_SIM_NATIVE_POSIX_COMPAT
 	help
diff --git a/boards/native/native_sim/doc/index.rst b/boards/native/native_sim/doc/index.rst
index 78384c6d01d..8cdffc32526 100644
--- a/boards/native/native_sim/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/native/native_sim/doc/index.rst
@@ -717,6 +717,6 @@ host libC (:kconfig:option:`CONFIG_EXTERNAL_LIBC`):
      Serial, :ref:`UART native PTY <native_ptty_uart>`, :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_UART_NATIVE_PTY`, All
      Serial, :ref:`UART native TTY <native_tty_uart>`, :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_UART_NATIVE_TTY`, All
      SPI, SPI emul, :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_SPI_EMUL`, All
-     System tick, Native_posix timer, :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_NATIVE_POSIX_TIMER`, All
+     System tick, Native_sim timer, :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_NATIVE_SIM_TIMER`, All
      Tracing, :ref:`Posix tracing backend <nsim_back_trace>`, :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_TRACING_BACKEND_POSIX`, All
      USB, :ref:`USB native posix <nsim_per_usb>`, :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_USB_NATIVE_POSIX`, Host libC
diff --git a/drivers/timer/CMakeLists.txt b/drivers/timer/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a6b2697e98..dd764c5bc7a 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drivers/timer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_MCUX_LPTMR_TIMER mcux_lptmr_timer.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_MCUX_OS_TIMER mcux_os_timer.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_MCUX_GPT_TIMER mcux_gpt_timer.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_MIPS_CP0_TIMER mips_cp0_timer.c)
-zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NATIVE_POSIX_TIMER native_posix_timer.c)
+zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NATIVE_SIM_TIMER native_sim_timer.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NPCX_ITIM_TIMER npcx_itim_timer.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NRF_GRTC_TIMER nrf_grtc_timer.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NRF_RTC_TIMER nrf_rtc_timer.c)
diff --git a/drivers/timer/Kconfig b/drivers/timer/Kconfig
index 839dec71fa2..3777e24bffb 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/timer/Kconfig
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ source "drivers/timer/Kconfig.mcux_lptmr"
 source "drivers/timer/Kconfig.mcux_os"
 source "drivers/timer/Kconfig.mec5"
 source "drivers/timer/Kconfig.mips_cp0"
-source "drivers/timer/Kconfig.native_posix"
+source "drivers/timer/Kconfig.native_sim"
 source "drivers/timer/Kconfig.npcx_itim"
 source "drivers/timer/Kconfig.nrf_rtc"
 source "drivers/timer/Kconfig.nrf_grtc"
diff --git a/drivers/timer/Kconfig.native_posix b/drivers/timer/Kconfig.native_sim
similarity index 55%
rename from drivers/timer/Kconfig.native_posix
rename to drivers/timer/Kconfig.native_sim
index ad2c4acad76..780517b973a 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/Kconfig.native_posix
+++ b/drivers/timer/Kconfig.native_sim
@@ -3,13 +3,20 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2019 Intel Corp.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-config NATIVE_POSIX_TIMER
-	bool "(POSIX) native_sim/posix timer driver"
+config NATIVE_SIM_TIMER
+	bool "(POSIX) native_sim timer driver"
 	default y
-	depends on BOARD_NATIVE_POSIX || BOARD_NATIVE_SIM
+	depends on BOARD_NATIVE_SIM
 	select TICKLESS_CAPABLE
 	select TIMER_HAS_64BIT_CYCLE_COUNTER
 	select SYSTEM_TIMER_HAS_DISABLE_SUPPORT
 	help
-	  This module implements a kernel device driver for the native_sim/posix HW timer
-	  model
+	  This module implements a kernel device driver for the native_sim HW timer model
+
+config NATIVE_POSIX_TIMER
+	bool "(POSIX) native_sim/posix timer driver (deprecated)"
+	select NATIVE_SIM_TIMER
+	select DEPRECATED
+	depends on BOARD_NATIVE_SIM
+	help
+	  Deprecated option. Replaced by NATIVE_SIM_TIMER
diff --git a/drivers/timer/native_posix_timer.c b/drivers/timer/native_sim_timer.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/timer/native_posix_timer.c
rename to drivers/timer/native_sim_timer.c