diff --git a/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/boards/frdm_rw612.overlay b/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/boards/frdm_rw612.overlay
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..536e2f60093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/boards/frdm_rw612.overlay
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 NXP
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+&ctimer1 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&ctimer2 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&ctimer3 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&mrt0_channel1 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&mrt0_channel3 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&mrt1_channel2 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&mrt1_channel3 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+/*
+ * For testing purposes, free up memory spaces not needed by the testing.
+ */
+&smu1 {
+	smu1_data: memory@0 {
+		/delete-property/ zephyr,memory-attr;
+	};
+};
+
+&smu2 {
+	smu2_data: memory@0 {
+		/delete-property/ zephyr,memory-attr;
+	};
+};
diff --git a/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/boards/rd_rw612_bga.overlay b/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/boards/rd_rw612_bga.overlay
index b47bf1bde7e..919714d996c 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/boards/rd_rw612_bga.overlay
+++ b/tests/drivers/counter/counter_basic_api/boards/rd_rw612_bga.overlay
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023 NXP
+ * Copyright 2023-2024 NXP
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -31,3 +31,18 @@
 &mrt1_channel3 {
 	status = "okay";
 };
+
+/*
+ * For testing purposes, free up memory spaces not needed by the testing.
+ */
+&smu1 {
+	smu1_data: memory@0 {
+		/delete-property/ zephyr,memory-attr;
+	};
+};
+
+&smu2 {
+	smu2_data: memory@0 {
+		/delete-property/ zephyr,memory-attr;
+	};
+};