diff --git a/boards/ti/sk_am62/sk_am62_am6234_m4_defconfig b/boards/ti/sk_am62/sk_am62_am6234_m4_defconfig
index 8ed54c6554e..329040d31bd 100644
--- a/boards/ti/sk_am62/sk_am62_am6234_m4_defconfig
+++ b/boards/ti/sk_am62/sk_am62_am6234_m4_defconfig
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ CONFIG_CORTEX_M_SYSTICK=y
 # Zephyr Kernel Configuration
 CONFIG_XIP=n
 
-# Enable Pinctrl
-CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
-
 # Serial Driver
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig.ns16550 b/drivers/serial/Kconfig.ns16550
index d919de2f1b6..fb7bcebe098 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig.ns16550
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig.ns16550
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ config UART_NS16550_ACCESS_WORD_ONLY
 
 config UART_NS16550_TI_K3
 	bool "Add support for NS16550 variant specific to TI K3 SoCs"
+	select PINCTRL
 	help
 	  Enabling this configuration allows the users to use the UART port in
 	  Texas Instruments K3 SoCs by enabling a vendor specific extended register
diff --git a/soc/ti/k3/am6x/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/ti/k3/am6x/Kconfig.defconfig
index 9555905beec..3183487e2e3 100644
--- a/soc/ti/k3/am6x/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/ti/k3/am6x/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ config SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC
 	default 200000000 if SOC_SERIES_AM6X_A53
 	default 19200000 if SOC_SERIES_AM6X_R5
 
-config PINCTRL
-	default y
-
 if SERIAL
 
 config UART_NS16550