diff --git a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_mcxw71.dtsi b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_mcxw71.dtsi
index 608ae67fccf..b8e9edf17bb 100644
--- a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_mcxw71.dtsi
+++ b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_mcxw71.dtsi
@@ -307,6 +307,16 @@
 		interrupts = <48 2>;
 		interrupt-names = "hci_int";
 	};
+
+	flexcan0: can@3b000 {
+		compatible = "nxp,flexcan";
+		reg = <0x3b000 0x3080>;
+		interrupts = <47 0>;
+		interrupt-names = "common";
+		clocks = <&scg SCG_K4_FIRC_CLK 0xec>;
+		clk-source = <2>;
+		status = "disabled";
+	};
 };
 
 &fast_peripheral0 {
diff --git a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxw/soc.c b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxw/soc.c
index 905a80d2a0d..f3ab6c3745e 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxw/soc.c
+++ b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxw/soc.c
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE void clock_init(void)
 	if (DT_NODE_HAS_COMPAT_STATUS(DT_NODELABEL(lpspi1), nxp_imx_lpspi, okay)) {
 		CLOCK_EnableClock(kCLOCK_Lpspi1);
 	}
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CAN_MCUX_FLEXCAN)) {
+		CLOCK_EnableClock(kCLOCK_Can0);
+	}
 }
 
 static void vbat_init(void)