diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/CMakeLists.txt
index 226f3bd626f..3d2d9485ce2 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 add_subdirectory(${SOC_SERIES})
+
+zephyr_sources(
+  validate_base_addresses.c
+  )
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/validate_base_addresses.c b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/validate_base_addresses.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16bb1b07605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/validate_base_addresses.c
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <kernel.h>
+/*
+ * This inclusion is needed for nRF51 for two reasons:
+ * - for GPIO peripheral, MDK defines only the legacy NRF_GPIO symbol;
+ *   the GPIO HAL included below maps this symbol to NRF_P0, for consistency
+ *   with all other nRF SoCs
+ * - currently for nRF51, <soc.h> is not included through <kernel.h>,
+ *   consequently <nrfx.h> is not included as well and MDK definitions
+ *   are missing; the below inclusion fills this gap
+ */
+#include <hal/nrf_gpio.h>
+
+#define CHECK_ADDRESS(dts, mdk)  BUILD_ASSERT((u32_t)(dts) == (u32_t)(mdk))
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_ADC_ADC_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_ADC_ADC_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_ADC);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_CC310_CC310_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_CC310_CC310_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_CRYPTOCELL);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_CLOCK_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_CLOCK_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_CLOCK);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_DPPIC_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_DPPIC_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_DPPIC);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_EGU_EGU_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_EGU_EGU_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_EGU0);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_EGU_EGU_1_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_EGU_EGU_1_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_EGU1);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_EGU_EGU_2_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_EGU_EGU_2_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_EGU2);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_EGU_EGU_3_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_EGU_EGU_3_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_EGU3);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_EGU_EGU_4_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_EGU_EGU_4_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_EGU4);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_EGU_EGU_5_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_EGU_EGU_5_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_EGU5);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_FICR_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_FICR_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_FICR);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_GPIO_GPIO_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_GPIO_GPIO_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_P0);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_GPIO_GPIO_1_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_GPIO_GPIO_1_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_P1);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_GPIOTE_GPIOTE_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_GPIOTE_GPIOTE_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_GPIOTE);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_I2S_I2S_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_I2S_I2S_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_I2S);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_KMU_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_KMU_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_KMU);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF51_FLASH_CONTROLLER_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF51_FLASH_CONTROLLER_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_NVMC);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF52_FLASH_CONTROLLER_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF52_FLASH_CONTROLLER_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_NVMC);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF91_FLASH_CONTROLLER_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF91_FLASH_CONTROLLER_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_NVMC);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_PDM_PDM_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_PDM_PDM_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_PDM);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_POWER_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_POWER_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_POWER);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_PWM_PWM_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_PWM_PWM_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_PWM0);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_PWM_PWM_1_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_PWM_PWM_1_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_PWM1);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_PWM_PWM_2_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_PWM_PWM_2_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_PWM2);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_PWM_PWM_3_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_PWM_PWM_3_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_PWM3);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_QDEC_QDEC_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_QDEC_QDEC_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_QDEC);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_REGULATORS_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_REGULATORS_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_REGULATORS);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_RTC_RTC_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_RTC_RTC_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_RTC0);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_RTC_RTC_1_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_RTC_RTC_1_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_RTC1);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_RTC_RTC_2_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_RTC_RTC_2_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_RTC2);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SAADC_ADC_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SAADC_ADC_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SAADC);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPI_SPI_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPI_SPI_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SPI0);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPI_SPI_1_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPI_SPI_1_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SPI1);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPI_SPI_2_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPI_SPI_2_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SPI2);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIM_SPI_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIM_SPI_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SPIM0);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIM_SPI_1_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIM_SPI_1_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SPIM1);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIM_SPI_2_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIM_SPI_2_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SPIM2);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIM_SPI_3_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIM_SPI_3_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SPIM3);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIS_SPI_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIS_SPI_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SPIS0);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIS_SPI_1_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIS_SPI_1_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SPIS1);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIS_SPI_2_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIS_SPI_2_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SPIS2);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIS_SPI_3_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_SPIS_SPI_3_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SPIS3);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_SPU_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_SPU_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_SPU);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_TEMP_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_TEMP_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TEMP);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TIMER_TIMER_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TIMER_TIMER_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TIMER0);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TIMER_TIMER_1_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TIMER_TIMER_1_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TIMER1);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TIMER_TIMER_2_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TIMER_TIMER_2_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TIMER2);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TIMER_TIMER_3_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TIMER_TIMER_3_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TIMER3);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TIMER_TIMER_4_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TIMER_TIMER_4_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TIMER4);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWI_I2C_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWI_I2C_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TWI0);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWI_I2C_1_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWI_I2C_1_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TWI1);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIM_I2C_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIM_I2C_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TWIM0);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIM_I2C_1_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIM_I2C_1_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TWIM1);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIM_I2C_2_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIM_I2C_2_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TWIM2);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIM_I2C_3_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIM_I2C_3_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TWIM3);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIS_I2C_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIS_I2C_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TWIS0);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIS_I2C_1_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIS_I2C_1_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TWIS1);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIS_I2C_2_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIS_I2C_2_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TWIS2);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIS_I2C_3_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_TWIS_I2C_3_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_TWIS3);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_UART_UART_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_UART_UART_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_UART0);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_UARTE_UART_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_UARTE_UART_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_UARTE0);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_UARTE_UART_1_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_UARTE_UART_1_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_UARTE1);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_UARTE_UART_2_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_UARTE_UART_2_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_UARTE2);
+#endif
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_UARTE_UART_3_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_UARTE_UART_3_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_UARTE3);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_UICR_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_UICR_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_UICR);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_USBD_USBD_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_USBD_USBD_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_USBD);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_VMC_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_INST_0_NORDIC_NRF_VMC_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_VMC);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(DT_NORDIC_NRF_WATCHDOG_WDT_0_BASE_ADDRESS)
+CHECK_ADDRESS(DT_NORDIC_NRF_WATCHDOG_WDT_0_BASE_ADDRESS, NRF_WDT);
+#endif