diff --git a/drivers/timer/Kconfig.mcux_lptmr b/drivers/timer/Kconfig.mcux_lptmr
index 9f92c0874f3..884ea4dc917 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/Kconfig.mcux_lptmr
+++ b/drivers/timer/Kconfig.mcux_lptmr
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 config MCUX_LPTMR_TIMER
 	bool "MCUX LPTMR timer"
-	default y
+	default n
 	depends on DT_HAS_NXP_KINETIS_LPTMR_ENABLED || \
 		   MCUX_KINETIS_LPTMR
 	depends on !COUNTER_MCUX_LPTMR
diff --git a/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt118x/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt118x/Kconfig.defconfig
index 228c42311df..439d49d74c4 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt118x/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/imxrt/imxrt118x/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 if SOC_SERIES_IMXRT118X
 
+config CORTEX_M_SYSTICK
+	default n if MCUX_LPTMR_TIMER
+
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 239
 
diff --git a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxa/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxa/Kconfig.defconfig
index 11195acc0d7..3ee3181cd81 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxa/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxa/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 if SOC_SERIES_MCXA
 
+config CORTEX_M_SYSTICK
+	default n if MCUX_LPTMR_TIMER
+
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 88
 
diff --git a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxc/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxc/Kconfig.defconfig
index 717158585bc..c1b1f44eb63 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxc/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxc/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 if SOC_SERIES_MCXC
 
+config CORTEX_M_SYSTICK
+	default n if MCUX_LPTMR_TIMER
+
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 32
 
diff --git a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxn/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxn/Kconfig.defconfig
index 1668cfad798..ff26cb05e0c 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxn/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxn/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 if SOC_SERIES_MCXN
 
+config CORTEX_M_SYSTICK
+	default n if MCUX_LPTMR_TIMER
+
 config MFD
 	default y if DT_HAS_NXP_LP_FLEXCOMM_ENABLED
 
diff --git a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxw/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxw/Kconfig.defconfig
index d04ed76905a..330d7b80d85 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxw/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxw/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 if SOC_SERIES_MCXW
 
+config CORTEX_M_SYSTICK
+	default n if MCUX_LPTMR_TIMER
+
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 77 if SOC_MCXW727C
 	default 75