diff --git a/boards/shields/nxp_btb44_ov5640/nxp_btb44_ov5640.overlay b/boards/shields/nxp_btb44_ov5640/nxp_btb44_ov5640.overlay
index 1397c2ecf51..adab695be9c 100644
--- a/boards/shields/nxp_btb44_ov5640/nxp_btb44_ov5640.overlay
+++ b/boards/shields/nxp_btb44_ov5640/nxp_btb44_ov5640.overlay
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 			reg = <1>;
 
 			mipi_csi2rx_ep_in: endpoint {
-				remote-endpoint = <&ov5640_ep_out>;
+				remote-endpoint-label = "ov5640_ep_out";
 			};
 		};
 	};
diff --git a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt11xx.dtsi b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt11xx.dtsi
index 5dd41ed398b..10e27d72507 100644
--- a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt11xx.dtsi
+++ b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt11xx.dtsi
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@
 				port@0 {
 					reg = <0>;
 					mipi_csi2rx_ep_out: endpoint {
-						remote-endpoint = <&csi_ep_in>;
+						remote-endpoint-label = "csi_ep_in";
 					};
 				};
 
diff --git a/dts/bindings/video/nxp,mipi-csi2rx.yaml b/dts/bindings/video/nxp,mipi-csi2rx.yaml
index 1726d63b329..c644083e61f 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/video/nxp,mipi-csi2rx.yaml
+++ b/dts/bindings/video/nxp,mipi-csi2rx.yaml
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ properties:
     required: true
     type: phandle
     description: the connected camera sensor
+
+child-binding:
+  child-binding:
+    child-binding:
+      include: video-interfaces.yaml
diff --git a/tests/drivers/build_all/video/mimxrt1170_evk_mimxrt1176_cm7.overlay b/tests/drivers/build_all/video/mimxrt1170_evk_mimxrt1176_cm7.overlay
index eb787d9a3c3..0619309444f 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/build_all/video/mimxrt1170_evk_mimxrt1176_cm7.overlay
+++ b/tests/drivers/build_all/video/mimxrt1170_evk_mimxrt1176_cm7.overlay
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@
 			reg = <0x33334444 0x200>;
 			status = "okay";
 			sensor = <&test_i2c_ov5640>;
+
+			ports {
+				#address-cells = <1>;
+				#size-cells = <0>;
+
+				port@1 {
+					reg = <1>;
+
+					mipi_csi2rx_ep_in: endpoint {
+						remote-endpoint-label = "ov5640_ep_out";
+						data-lanes = <1 2>;
+					};
+				};
+			};
 		};
 	};
 };