diff --git a/drivers/counter/Kconfig.nrfx b/drivers/counter/Kconfig.nrfx
index 775406a5198..ed02411de26 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/Kconfig.nrfx
+++ b/drivers/counter/Kconfig.nrfx
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ config COUNTER_NRF_RTC
 config COUNTER_NRFX_TIMER_USE_CLOCK_CONTROL
 	def_bool y
 	depends on $(dt_nodelabel_enabled,timer120) || \
-		 $(dt_nodelabel_enabled,timer121)
+		   $(dt_nodelabel_enabled,timer121)
+	depends on !SOC_NRF54H20_CPUFLPR && !SOC_NRF54H20_CPUPPR
 	select CLOCK_CONTROL
 
 # Internal flag which detects if PPI wrap feature is enabled for any instance
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig.nrfx b/drivers/serial/Kconfig.nrfx
index 0bac5150a24..f91980c058b 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig.nrfx
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig.nrfx
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ config UART_NRFX_UARTE
 	imply NRFX_UARTE_CONFIG_SKIP_PSEL_CONFIG if !UART_NRFX_UARTE_LEGACY_SHIM
 	imply NRFX_UARTE_CONFIG_SKIP_GPIO_CONFIG if !UART_NRFX_UARTE_LEGACY_SHIM
 
+config UART_NRFX_UARTE_USE_CLOCK_CONTROL
+	def_bool y
+	depends on UART_NRFX_UARTE
+	depends on $(dt_nodelabel_enabled,uart120)
+	depends on !SOC_NRF54H20_CPUFLPR && !SOC_NRF54H20_CPUPPR
+	select CLOCK_CONTROL
+
 config UART_NRFX_UARTE_NO_IRQ
 	bool "Polling without interrupt"
 	depends on UART_NRFX_UARTE