diff --git a/drivers/clock_control/clock_control_mcux_syscon.c b/drivers/clock_control/clock_control_mcux_syscon.c
index b7a39b11d11..b173131aa1d 100644
--- a/drivers/clock_control/clock_control_mcux_syscon.c
+++ b/drivers/clock_control/clock_control_mcux_syscon.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static int mcux_lpc_syscon_clock_control_get_subsys_rate(
 
 #if (defined(FSL_FEATURE_SOC_USDHC_COUNT) && FSL_FEATURE_SOC_USDHC_COUNT)
 
-#if CONFIG_SOC_FAMILY_NXP_MCX
+#if CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_MCXN
 	case MCUX_USDHC1_CLK:
 		*rate = CLOCK_GetUsdhcClkFreq();
 		break;
diff --git a/include/zephyr/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos.h b/include/zephyr/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos.h
index 1ec5adaf887..0d85c073eed 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/drivers/ethernet/eth_nxp_enet_qos.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/drivers/clock_control.h>
 
 /* Different platforms named the peripheral different in the register definitions */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SOC_FAMILY_NXP_MCX
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_MCXN
 #undef ENET
 #define ENET_QOS_NAME ENET
 #define ENET_QOS_ALIGNMENT 4
diff --git a/soc/nxp/mcx/Kconfig b/soc/nxp/mcx/Kconfig
index b8ac7a08f17..ea81009e8a5 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/mcx/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/mcx/Kconfig
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Copyright 2024 NXP
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-config SOC_FAMILY_NXP_MCX
-	select HAS_SEGGER_RTT
-	select CLOCK_CONTROL
-	select ARM
+# Do NOT select anything from the MCX family kconfig,
+# and do not make it a dependency of anything else.
+# If there is some similarity between series,
+# use if SERIES_A || SERIES_B or something of that
+# effect rather than the family config.
+# This is because MCX series is expected to be very diverse.
 
 if SOC_FAMILY_NXP_MCX
 
diff --git a/soc/nxp/mcx/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/nxp/mcx/Kconfig.defconfig
index d4ef8eebce5..245cef62aea 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/mcx/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/mcx/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -1,27 +1,15 @@
 # Copyright 2024 NXP
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Do NOT select anything from the MCX family kconfig,
+# and do not make it a dependency of anything else.
+# If there is some similarity between series,
+# use if SERIES_A || SERIES_B or something of that
+# effect rather than the family config.
+# This is because MCX series is expected to be very diverse.
 
 if SOC_FAMILY_NXP_MCX
 
-if FLASH_MCUX_FLEXSPI_XIP
-
-# Code relocation is needed when FLASH_MCUX_FLEXSPI_XIP is enabled
-config CODE_DATA_RELOCATION_SRAM
-	default y
-
-config FLASH_MCUX_FLEXSPI_XIP_MEM
-	string
-	default "RAM"
-
-endif # FLASH_MCUX_FLEXSPI_XIP
-
-config MFD
-	default y if DT_HAS_NXP_LP_FLEXCOMM_ENABLED
-
-choice USB_MCUX_CONTROLLER_TYPE
-	default USB_DC_NXP_EHCI
-endchoice
-
 rsource "*/Kconfig.defconfig"
 
 endif # SOC_FAMILY_NXP_MCX
diff --git a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxn/Kconfig b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxn/Kconfig
index e903c85e107..519f960e6d2 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxn/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxn/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 config SOC_SERIES_MCXN
+	select HAS_SEGGER_RTT
+	select CLOCK_CONTROL
+	select ARM
 	select HAS_MCUX
 	select HAS_MCUX_FLEXCOMM
 	select CPU_CORTEX_M_HAS_SYSTICK
diff --git a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxn/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxn/Kconfig.defconfig
index 8c7534eaebc..763a2a91a28 100644
--- a/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxn/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/nxp/mcx/mcxn/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,25 @@
 
 if SOC_SERIES_MCXN
 
+if FLASH_MCUX_FLEXSPI_XIP
+
+# Code relocation is needed when FLASH_MCUX_FLEXSPI_XIP is enabled
+config CODE_DATA_RELOCATION_SRAM
+	default y
+
+config FLASH_MCUX_FLEXSPI_XIP_MEM
+	string
+	default "RAM"
+
+endif # FLASH_MCUX_FLEXSPI_XIP
+
+config MFD
+	default y if DT_HAS_NXP_LP_FLEXCOMM_ENABLED
+
+choice USB_MCUX_CONTROLLER_TYPE
+	default USB_DC_NXP_EHCI
+endchoice
+
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 155