diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/Kconfig.defconfig.series b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/Kconfig.defconfig.series
index 48a67407e70..ee4873c2c49 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/Kconfig.defconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/Kconfig.defconfig.series
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ config SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
 config SYS_POWER_MANAGEMENT
 	default y
 
+config ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_BUSY_WAIT
+	default y
+
 config NUM_IRQS
 	int
 	default 26
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/soc.c b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/soc.c
index d37d22cc050..a5310328d75 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/soc.c
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/soc.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <kernel.h>
 #include <init.h>
+#include <nrfx.h>
+#include <soc/nrfx_coredep.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RUNTIME_NMI
 extern void _NmiInit(void);
@@ -48,4 +50,16 @@ static int nordicsemi_nrf51_init(struct device *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#define DELAY_CALL_OVERHEAD_US 2
+
+void z_arch_busy_wait(u32_t time_us)
+{
+	if (time_us <= DELAY_CALL_OVERHEAD_US) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	time_us -= DELAY_CALL_OVERHEAD_US;
+	nrfx_coredep_delay_us(time_us);
+}
+
 SYS_INIT(nordicsemi_nrf51_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, 0);
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.series b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.series
index 39349577163..380387c1666 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.series
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ config SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
 	int
 	default 32768
 
+config ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_BUSY_WAIT
+	default y
+
 config SYS_POWER_MANAGEMENT
 	default y
 
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/soc.c b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/soc.c
index ffffd1fc5a6..4c46dd28a23 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/soc.c
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/soc.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <kernel.h>
 #include <init.h>
 #include <cortex_m/exc.h>
+#include <nrfx.h>
+#include <soc/nrfx_coredep.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RUNTIME_NMI
 extern void _NmiInit(void);
@@ -71,4 +73,9 @@ static int nordicsemi_nrf52_init(struct device *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void z_arch_busy_wait(u32_t time_us)
+{
+	nrfx_coredep_delay_us(time_us);
+}
+
 SYS_INIT(nordicsemi_nrf52_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, 0);