diff --git a/drivers/counter/counter_mcux_pit.c b/drivers/counter/counter_mcux_pit.c
index 311529074c9..7603f9bd544 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/counter_mcux_pit.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/counter_mcux_pit.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static const struct counter_driver_api mcux_pit_driver_api = {
 	static struct mcux_pit_data mcux_pit_data_##n;				\
 	static const struct mcux_pit_config mcux_pit_config_##n = {		\
 		.info = {							\
-			.max_top_value = UINT32_MAX,				\
+			.max_top_value = DT_INST_PROP(n, max_load_value),	\
 			.channels = 0,						\
 			.freq = DT_INST_PROP(n, clock_frequency),		\
 		},								\
diff --git a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k6x.dtsi b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k6x.dtsi
index 91a5a2e32e1..a0ea8bdbf1a 100644
--- a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k6x.dtsi
+++ b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k6x.dtsi
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@
 			pit-channel = <0>;
 			pit-period = <1000000>;
 			clock-frequency = <60000000>;
+			max-load-value = <0xffffffff>;
 		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k8x.dtsi b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k8x.dtsi
index effa5b0c37c..e9f6bf7aff8 100644
--- a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k8x.dtsi
+++ b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k8x.dtsi
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
 			pit-channel = <0>;
 			pit-period = <1000000>;
 			clock-frequency = <60000000>;
+			max-load-value = <0xffffffff>;
 		};
 
 		edma0: dma-controller@40008000 {
diff --git a/dts/bindings/rtc/nxp,kinetis-pit.yaml b/dts/bindings/rtc/nxp,kinetis-pit.yaml
index 6d2f478ecb0..37d6d7ebd41 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/rtc/nxp,kinetis-pit.yaml
+++ b/dts/bindings/rtc/nxp,kinetis-pit.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2020 NXP
+# Copyright 2020,2023 NXP
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 description: NXP MCUX Periodic Interrupt Timer (PIT)
@@ -20,3 +20,8 @@ properties:
     type: int
     required: true
     description: pit default period in us
+
+  max-load-value:
+    type: int
+    required: true
+    description: maximum load value supported