diff --git a/drivers/clock_control/clock_control_nrf2_lfclk.c b/drivers/clock_control/clock_control_nrf2_lfclk.c
index 6be9deee657..da2bee72d2b 100644
--- a/drivers/clock_control/clock_control_nrf2_lfclk.c
+++ b/drivers/clock_control/clock_control_nrf2_lfclk.c
@@ -32,16 +32,25 @@ BUILD_ASSERT(DT_NUM_INST_STATUS_OKAY(DT_DRV_COMPAT) == 1,
 
 #define BICR (NRF_BICR_Type *)DT_REG_ADDR(DT_NODELABEL(bicr))
 
-/* Clock options sorted from lowest to highest accuracy/precision */
+/* Clock options sorted from highest to lowest power consumption.
+ * - Clock synthesized from a high frequency clock
+ * - Internal RC oscillator
+ * - Internal low power RC oscillator
+ * - External clock. These are inserted into the list at driver initialization.
+ *   Set to one of the following:
+ *   - XTAL. Low or High precision
+ *   - External sine or square wave
+ */
 static struct clock_options {
 	uint16_t accuracy : 15;
 	uint16_t precision : 1;
 	nrfs_clock_src_t src;
 } clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS] = {
 	{
-		.accuracy = LFCLK_LFLPRC_ACCURACY,
-		.precision = 0,
-		.src = NRFS_CLOCK_SRC_LFCLK_LFLPRC,
+		/* NRFS will request FLL16M use HFXO in bypass mode if SYNTH src is used */
+		.accuracy = LFCLK_HFXO_ACCURACY,
+		.precision = 1,
+		.src = NRFS_CLOCK_SRC_LFCLK_SYNTH,
 	},
 	{
 		.accuracy = LFCLK_LFRC_ACCURACY,
@@ -50,10 +59,11 @@ static struct clock_options {
 	},
 	{
 		/* NRFS will request FLL16M use HFXO in bypass mode if SYNTH src is used */
-		.accuracy = LFCLK_HFXO_ACCURACY,
-		.precision = 1,
-		.src = NRFS_CLOCK_SRC_LFCLK_SYNTH,
+		.accuracy = LFCLK_LFLPRC_ACCURACY,
+		.precision = 0,
+		.src = NRFS_CLOCK_SRC_LFCLK_LFLPRC,
 	},
+	/* Remaining options are populated on lfclk_init */
 };
 
 struct lfclk_dev_data {
@@ -125,10 +135,15 @@ static int lfclk_resolve_spec_to_idx(const struct device *dev,
 		     ? dev_data->max_accuracy
 		     : req_spec->accuracy;
 
-	for (int i = 0; i < dev_data->clock_options_cnt; ++i) {
-		if ((req_accuracy &&
-		     req_accuracy < clock_options[i].accuracy) ||
-		     req_spec->precision > clock_options[i].precision) {
+	for (int i = dev_data->clock_options_cnt - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+		/* Iterate to a more power hungry and accurate clock source
+		 * If the requested accuracy is higher (lower ppm) than what
+		 * the clock source can provide.
+		 *
+		 * In case of an accuracy of 0 (don't care), do not check accuracy.
+		 */
+		if ((req_accuracy != 0 && req_accuracy < clock_options[i].accuracy) ||
+		    (req_spec->precision > clock_options[i].precision)) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -316,24 +331,24 @@ static int lfclk_init(const struct device *dev)
 
 		switch (lfosc_mode) {
 		case NRF_BICR_LFOSC_MODE_CRYSTAL:
-			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 2].accuracy = dev_data->max_accuracy;
-			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 2].precision = 0;
-			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 2].src = NRFS_CLOCK_SRC_LFCLK_XO_PIERCE;
-
 			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 1].accuracy = dev_data->max_accuracy;
-			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 1].precision = 1;
-			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 1].src = NRFS_CLOCK_SRC_LFCLK_XO_PIERCE_HP;
+			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 1].precision = 0;
+			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 1].src = NRFS_CLOCK_SRC_LFCLK_XO_PIERCE;
+
+			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 2].accuracy = dev_data->max_accuracy;
+			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 2].precision = 1;
+			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 2].src = NRFS_CLOCK_SRC_LFCLK_XO_PIERCE_HP;
 
 			dev_data->clock_options_cnt += 2;
 			break;
 		case NRF_BICR_LFOSC_MODE_EXTSINE:
-			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 2].accuracy = dev_data->max_accuracy;
-			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 2].precision = 0;
-			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 2].src = NRFS_CLOCK_SRC_LFCLK_XO_EXT_SINE;
-
 			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 1].accuracy = dev_data->max_accuracy;
-			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 1].precision = 1;
-			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 1].src = NRFS_CLOCK_SRC_LFCLK_XO_EXT_SINE_HP;
+			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 1].precision = 0;
+			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 1].src = NRFS_CLOCK_SRC_LFCLK_XO_EXT_SINE;
+
+			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 2].accuracy = dev_data->max_accuracy;
+			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 2].precision = 1;
+			clock_options[LFCLK_MAX_OPTS - 2].src = NRFS_CLOCK_SRC_LFCLK_XO_EXT_SINE_HP;
 
 			dev_data->clock_options_cnt += 2;
 			break;