diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig.defconfig
index 858c60d1d88..c20df806186 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ if SOC_FAMILY_NRF
 
 source "soc/arm/nordic_nrf/*/Kconfig.defconfig.series"
 
-# If the kernel has timer support, enable both clock control and timer
+# If the kernel has timer support, enable clock control
 if SYS_CLOCK_EXISTS
 
 config CLOCK_CONTROL
 	default y
 
-config NRF_RTC_TIMER
-	default y
-
 endif # SYS_CLOCK_EXISTS
 
 config SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/Kconfig.defconfig.series b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/Kconfig.defconfig.series
index 8c0bc74c02f..a4053bf7fed 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/Kconfig.defconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/Kconfig.defconfig.series
@@ -14,4 +14,8 @@ config SOC_SERIES
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 26
 
+# If the kernel has timer support, enable the timer
+config NRF_RTC_TIMER
+	default y if SYS_CLOCK_EXISTS
+
 endif # SOC_SERIES_NRF51X
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.series b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.series
index 4a7edf2aa95..2e89a5130a6 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.series
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ source "soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf52*"
 config SOC_SERIES
 	default "nrf52"
 
+# If the kernel has timer support, enable the timer
+config NRF_RTC_TIMER
+	default y if SYS_CLOCK_EXISTS
+
 endif # SOC_SERIES_NRF52X
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.defconfig.series b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.defconfig.series
index 2857d5dd25d..7e5660cf514 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.defconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.defconfig.series
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ source "soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf53/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf53*"
 config SOC_SERIES
 	default "nrf53"
 
+# If the kernel has timer support, enable the timer
+config NRF_RTC_TIMER
+	default y if SYS_CLOCK_EXISTS
+
 endif # SOC_SERIES_NRF53X
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf91/Kconfig.defconfig.series b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf91/Kconfig.defconfig.series
index 9612555a4c8..6d6cccab999 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf91/Kconfig.defconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf91/Kconfig.defconfig.series
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ source "soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf91/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf91*"
 config SOC_SERIES
 	default "nrf91"
 
+# If the kernel has timer support, enable the timer
+config NRF_RTC_TIMER
+	default y if SYS_CLOCK_EXISTS
+
 endif # SOC_SERIES_NRF91X