diff --git a/drivers/dma/Kconfig.mcux_edma b/drivers/dma/Kconfig.mcux_edma
index abf56df130a..3c0bd79b62d 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/Kconfig.mcux_edma
+++ b/drivers/dma/Kconfig.mcux_edma
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 config DMA_MCUX_EDMA
 	bool "Enable MCUX DMA driver"
 	depends on HAS_MCUX_EDMA
-	select NOCACHE_MEMORY if HAS_MCUX_CACHE
+	imply NOCACHE_MEMORY if HAS_MCUX_CACHE
 	help
 	  DMA driver for MCUX series SoCs.