diff --git a/arch/arm/soc/nxp_imx/rt/soc.c b/arch/arm/soc/nxp_imx/rt/soc.c
index 30d57df3e0d34a..af0ce3aee4ec91 100644
--- a/arch/arm/soc/nxp_imx/rt/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/soc/nxp_imx/rt/soc.c
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ static int imxrt_init(struct device *arg)
 	}
 
 	SCB_EnableICache();
-	SCB_EnableDCache();
+	if (!(SCB->CCR & SCB_CCR_DC_Msk)) {
+		SCB_EnableDCache();
+	}
 
 	_ClearFaults();