diff --git a/drivers/dai/intel/ssp/Kconfig.ssp b/drivers/dai/intel/ssp/Kconfig.ssp
index 75533a75607..f247c4b1668 100644
--- a/drivers/dai/intel/ssp/Kconfig.ssp
+++ b/drivers/dai/intel/ssp/Kconfig.ssp
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2022 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+DT_COMPAT_DAI_INTEL_SSP := intel,ssp-dai
+
 config DAI_INTEL_SSP
 	bool "Intel I2S (SSP) Bus Driver for Dai interface"
+	default $(dt_compat_enabled,$(DT_COMPAT_DAI_INTEL_SSP))
 	select DMA
 	help
 	  Enable Inter Sound (I2S) bus driver based on
diff --git a/tests/boards/intel_adsp/ssp/prj.conf b/tests/boards/intel_adsp/ssp/prj.conf
index f64fadad4f5..d1b25441a46 100644
--- a/tests/boards/intel_adsp/ssp/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/boards/intel_adsp/ssp/prj.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ZTEST=y
 CONFIG_DAI=y
-CONFIG_DAI_INTEL_SSP=y
 CONFIG_INTEL_MN=y
 CONFIG_DMA_DW_HOST_MASK=1
 CONFIG_HEAP_MEM_POOL_SIZE=512