diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf5340dk_nrf5340/nrf5340_cpuapp_common.dts b/boards/arm/nrf5340dk_nrf5340/nrf5340_cpuapp_common.dts
index 5aedb30f723..6ea7397d154 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf5340dk_nrf5340/nrf5340_cpuapp_common.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf5340dk_nrf5340/nrf5340_cpuapp_common.dts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 		zephyr,uart-mcumgr = &uart0;
 		zephyr,bt-mon-uart = &uart0;
 		zephyr,bt-c2h-uart = &uart0;
+		zephyr,bt-hci-rpmsg-ipc = &ipc0;
 	};
 
 	leds {
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf5340dk_nrf5340/nrf5340dk_nrf5340_cpunet.dts b/boards/arm/nrf5340dk_nrf5340/nrf5340dk_nrf5340_cpunet.dts
index 602eef55cf9..e07fed6a675 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf5340dk_nrf5340/nrf5340dk_nrf5340_cpunet.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf5340dk_nrf5340/nrf5340dk_nrf5340_cpunet.dts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 		zephyr,uart-mcumgr = &uart0;
 		zephyr,bt-mon-uart = &uart0;
 		zephyr,bt-c2h-uart = &uart0;
+		zephyr,bt-hci-rpmsg-ipc = &ipc0;
 		zephyr,sram = &sram1;
 		zephyr,flash = &flash1;
 		zephyr,code-partition = &slot0_partition;
diff --git a/boards/arm/thingy53_nrf5340/thingy53_nrf5340_common.dts b/boards/arm/thingy53_nrf5340/thingy53_nrf5340_common.dts
index 2276ed3831c..5e36c616a29 100644
--- a/boards/arm/thingy53_nrf5340/thingy53_nrf5340_common.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/thingy53_nrf5340/thingy53_nrf5340_common.dts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 		zephyr,uart-mcumgr = &uart0;
 		zephyr,bt-mon-uart = &uart0;
 		zephyr,bt-c2h-uart = &uart0;
+		zephyr,bt-hci-rpmsg-ipc = &ipc0;
 	};
 
 	buttons {
diff --git a/boards/arm/thingy53_nrf5340/thingy53_nrf5340_cpunet.dts b/boards/arm/thingy53_nrf5340/thingy53_nrf5340_cpunet.dts
index 7696089b67d..0f30da65668 100644
--- a/boards/arm/thingy53_nrf5340/thingy53_nrf5340_cpunet.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/thingy53_nrf5340/thingy53_nrf5340_cpunet.dts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 		zephyr,uart-mcumgr = &uart0;
 		zephyr,bt-mon-uart = &uart0;
 		zephyr,bt-c2h-uart = &uart0;
+		zephyr,bt-hci-rpmsg-ipc = &ipc0;
 		zephyr,sram = &sram1;
 		zephyr,flash = &flash1;
 		zephyr,code-partition = &slot0_partition;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/rpmsg.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/rpmsg.c
index 3cec7880cc0..c3ac887c046 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/rpmsg.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/rpmsg.c
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ static struct ipc_ept_cfg hci_ept_cfg = {
 static int bt_rpmsg_open(void)
 {
 	int err;
-	const struct device *hci_ipc_instance = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_NODELABEL(ipc0));
+	const struct device *hci_ipc_instance =
+		DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_bt_hci_rpmsg_ipc));
 
 	BT_DBG("");
 
diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/hci_rpmsg/src/main.c b/samples/bluetooth/hci_rpmsg/src/main.c
index 97b3c3ad68c..04985e576dc 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/hci_rpmsg/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/hci_rpmsg/src/main.c
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ static struct ipc_ept_cfg hci_ept_cfg = {
 void main(void)
 {
 	int err;
-	const struct device *hci_ipc_instance = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_NODELABEL(ipc0));
+	const struct device *hci_ipc_instance =
+		DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_bt_hci_rpmsg_ipc));
 
 	/* incoming events and data from the controller */
 	static K_FIFO_DEFINE(rx_queue);