diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.defconfig.series b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.defconfig.series
index 4dceeda7b6b..8ed9f0cd50f 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.defconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.defconfig.series
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ config I2C_MCUX_LPI2C
 
 endif # I2C
 
+if PWM
+
+config PWM_MCUX
+	default y if HAS_MCUX_PWM
+
+endif # PWM
+
 if NET_L2_ETHERNET
 
 config ETH_MCUX
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
index 8ea79667d0d..29599a902bb 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ config SOC_MIMXRT1062
 	select HAS_MCUX_CCM
 	select HAS_MCUX_ELCDIF
 	select HAS_MCUX_ENET
+	select HAS_MCUX_PWM
 	select HAS_MCUX_IGPIO
 	select HAS_MCUX_LPI2C
 	select HAS_MCUX_LPUART
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ config SOC_MIMXRT1064
 	select HAS_MCUX_CCM
 	select HAS_MCUX_ELCDIF
 	select HAS_MCUX_ENET
+	select HAS_MCUX_PWM
 	select HAS_MCUX_IGPIO
 	select HAS_MCUX_LPI2C
 	select HAS_MCUX_LPUART