diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc54xxx/soc.c b/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc54xxx/soc.c
index 869a85f9ef5..a9273d7769d 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc54xxx/soc.c
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc54xxx/soc.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <fsl_clock.h>
 #include <fsl_common.h>
 #include <fsl_device_registers.h>
+#include <fsl_pint.h>
 
 /**
  *
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ static int nxp_lpc54114_init(struct device *arg)
 	/* Initialize FRO/system clock to 48 MHz */
 	clock_init();
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_MCUX_LPC
+	/* Turn on PINT device*/
+	PINT_Init(PINT);
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * install default handler that simply resets the CPU if configured in
 	 * the kernel, NOP otherwise
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc55xxx/soc.c b/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc55xxx/soc.c
index 8a7eb674f76..47c5f430851 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc55xxx/soc.c
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_lpc/lpc55xxx/soc.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <fsl_clock.h>
 #include <fsl_common.h>
 #include <fsl_device_registers.h>
+#include <fsl_pint.h>
 
 /**
  *
@@ -87,6 +88,11 @@ static int nxp_lpc55s69_init(struct device *arg)
 	/* Initialize FRO/system clock to 48 MHz */
 	clock_init();
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_MCUX_LPC
+	/* Turn on PINT device*/
+	PINT_Init(PINT);
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * install default handler that simply resets the CPU if configured in
 	 * the kernel, NOP otherwise