diff --git a/soc/nordic/common/vpr/Kconfig b/soc/nordic/common/vpr/Kconfig
index 59550dad4b3..45f2489dd57 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/common/vpr/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/nordic/common/vpr/Kconfig
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 config RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
-	bool "RISC-V Nordic VPR core"
-	default y
-	depends on DT_HAS_NORDIC_VPR_ENABLED
+	bool
 	select ATOMIC_OPERATIONS_C
 	select RISCV
 	select RISCV_PRIVILEGED
diff --git a/soc/nordic/nrf54h/Kconfig b/soc/nordic/nrf54h/Kconfig
index 0baab4121ad..95af5153892 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/nrf54h/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/nordic/nrf54h/Kconfig
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ config SOC_NRF54H20_CPURAD
 	select SOC_NRF54H20_CPURAD_COMMON
 
 config SOC_NRF54H20_CPUPPR
-	depends on RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
+	select RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
 
 config SOC_NRF54H20_CPUFLPR
-	depends on RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
+	select RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
 
 rsource "gpd/Kconfig"
diff --git a/soc/nordic/nrf54l/Kconfig b/soc/nordic/nrf54l/Kconfig
index 1a8f05ba89a..bb9fea6dd9b 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/nrf54l/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/nordic/nrf54l/Kconfig
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ config SOC_NRF54L15_CPUAPP
 	select SOC_NRF54L_CPUAPP_COMMON
 
 config SOC_NRF54L05_CPUFLPR
-	depends on RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
+	select RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
 
 config SOC_NRF54L10_CPUFLPR
-	depends on RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
+	select RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
 
 config SOC_NRF54L15_CPUFLPR
-	depends on RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
+	select RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
 
 config SOC_NRF54L20_ENGA_CPUAPP
 	select SOC_NRF54L_CPUAPP_COMMON
diff --git a/soc/nordic/nrf92/Kconfig b/soc/nordic/nrf92/Kconfig
index 1f60b944b76..7fdf57d61c3 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/nrf92/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/nordic/nrf92/Kconfig
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ config SOC_NRF9230_ENGB_CPURAD
 	select NRFS_HAS_TEMP_SERVICE
 
 config SOC_NRF9230_ENGB_CPUPPR
-	depends on RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR
+	select RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR