diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 1b02e98ea1f..287ff74ba45 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ endif
 ifdef CONFIG_NEWLIB_LIBC
 ZEPHYRINCLUDE += $(TOOLCHAIN_CFLAGS)
 ALL_LIBS += m c
+
+ifdef CONFIG_NEWLIB_LIBC_FLOAT_PRINTF
+LDFLAGS += -u _printf_float
+endif
+
+ifdef CONFIG_NEWLIB_LIBC_FLOAT_SCANF
+LDFLAGS += -u _scanf_float
+endif
+
 endif
 
 include $(srctree)/lib/iot/Makefile
diff --git a/misc/Kconfig b/misc/Kconfig
index 14a80176fa0..320fb7e6b2a 100644
--- a/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/misc/Kconfig
@@ -123,6 +123,21 @@ config NEWLIB_LIBC
 
 endchoice
 
+config NEWLIB_LIBC_FLOAT_PRINTF
+	bool "Build with newlib float printf"
+	default n
+	depends on NEWLIB_LIBC
+	help
+	Build with floating point printf enabled. This will increase the size of
+	the image.
+
+config NEWLIB_LIBC_FLOAT_SCANF
+	bool "Build with newlib float scanf"
+	default n
+	depends on NEWLIB_LIBC
+	help
+	Build with floating point scanf enabled. This will increase the size of
+	the image.
 
 config MINIMAL_LIBC_EXTENDED
 	bool "Build additional libc functions [EXPERIMENTAL]"