diff --git a/boards/posix/nrf_bsim/soc/pinctrl_soc.h b/boards/posix/nrf_bsim/soc/pinctrl_soc.h
index 08252b57fee..f0be0443d5b 100644
--- a/boards/posix/nrf_bsim/soc/pinctrl_soc.h
+++ b/boards/posix/nrf_bsim/soc/pinctrl_soc.h
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #define BOARDS_POSIX_NRF_BSIM_SOC_PINCTRL_SOC_H
 
 /* We reuse the real SOC's header: */
-#include "../soc/arm/nordic_nrf/common/pinctrl_soc.h"
+#include "../soc/common/nordic_nrf/pinctrl_soc.h"
 
 #endif /* BOARDS_POSIX_NRF_BSIM_SOC_PINCTRL_SOC_H */
diff --git a/soc/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/CMakeLists.txt
index 6706168281e..d55bd63f496 100644
--- a/soc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ if(_SOC_IS_IN_TREE)
 endif()
 unset(_SOC_IS_IN_TREE)
 
+add_subdirectory(common)
+
 if(EXISTS ${SOC_DIR}/${ARCH}/CMakeLists.txt)
   add_subdirectory(${SOC_DIR}/${ARCH} soc/${ARCH})
 else()
diff --git a/soc/common/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/common/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9abad218cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soc/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SOC_FAMILY_NRF nordic_nrf)
diff --git a/soc/common/nordic_nrf/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/common/nordic_nrf/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f397a07fab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soc/common/nordic_nrf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+zephyr_include_directories(.)
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/common/pinctrl_soc.h b/soc/common/nordic_nrf/pinctrl_soc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from soc/arm/nordic_nrf/common/pinctrl_soc.h
rename to soc/common/nordic_nrf/pinctrl_soc.h