diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/configs/timer/defconfig b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/configs/timer/defconfig
index 1592712d7d6..2aeb152a31f 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/configs/timer/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/configs/timer/defconfig
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_FAT_LFN=y
 CONFIG_FS_FAT=y
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
-CONFIG_NRF52_TIMER0=y
+CONFIG_NRF52_TIMER1=y
 CONFIG_NRF52_UART0=y
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/src/nrf52_bringup.c b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/src/nrf52_bringup.c
index 026711c2040..3526a9f9306 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/src/nrf52_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/src/nrf52_bringup.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
  * Pre-processor Definitions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#define NRF52_TIMER (0)
+#define NRF52_TIMER (1)
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/configs/timer/defconfig b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/configs/timer/defconfig
index f65bb14ed8a..3775f72f205 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/configs/timer/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/configs/timer/defconfig
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ CONFIG_FS_FAT=y
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
 CONFIG_NRF52_RTC0=y
-CONFIG_NRF52_TIMER0=y
+CONFIG_NRF52_TIMER1=y
 CONFIG_NRF52_UART0=y
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/src/nrf52_bringup.c b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/src/nrf52_bringup.c
index f59b7b7a972..4bc740ff011 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/src/nrf52_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/src/nrf52_bringup.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
  * Pre-processor Definitions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#define NRF52_TIMER    (0)
+#define NRF52_TIMER    (1)
 #define LMS9DS1_I2CBUS (0)
 
 /****************************************************************************