diff --git a/drivers/entropy/Kconfig.mcux b/drivers/entropy/Kconfig.mcux
index 8b6bbe9..ab90a22 100644
--- a/drivers/entropy/Kconfig.mcux
+++ b/drivers/entropy/Kconfig.mcux
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@
 
 config ENTROPY_MCUX_CAAM
 	bool "MCUX CAAM driver"
-	# FIXME: temporarily disabled because this driver hangs
-	# 	 during initialization on rt11xx platforms
-	#default y
+	default y
 	depends on DT_HAS_NXP_IMX_CAAM_ENABLED
 	select ENTROPY_HAS_DRIVER
+	select NOCACHE_MEMORY if ARCH_HAS_NOCACHE_MEMORY_SUPPORT
 	help
 	  This option enables the CAAM driver based on the MCUX
 	  CAAM driver.
diff --git a/drivers/entropy/entropy_mcux_caam.c b/drivers/entropy/entropy_mcux_caam.c
index db4f851b..084b0d3 100644
--- a/drivers/entropy/entropy_mcux_caam.c
+++ b/drivers/entropy/entropy_mcux_caam.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	CAAM_Type *base;
 };
 
-static caam_job_ring_interface_t jrif;
+static caam_job_ring_interface_t jrif __attribute__((__section__(".nocache")));
 
 static int entropy_mcux_caam_get_entropy(const struct device *dev,
 					 uint8_t *buffer,
diff --git a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt1160_cm4.dtsi b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt1160_cm4.dtsi
index 1447277..1d31a96 100644
--- a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt1160_cm4.dtsi
+++ b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt1160_cm4.dtsi
@@ -554,3 +554,8 @@
 		<&iomuxc_gpio_ad_31_gpio9_io30>,
 		<&iomuxc_gpio_ad_32_gpio9_io31>;
 };
+
+/* CAAM currently does not work on M4 because of cache API issues */
+&caam {
+	status = "disabled";
+};
diff --git a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt1170_cm4.dtsi b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt1170_cm4.dtsi
index f61897b..edc37cd 100644
--- a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt1170_cm4.dtsi
+++ b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_rt1170_cm4.dtsi
@@ -554,3 +554,8 @@
 		<&iomuxc_gpio_ad_31_gpio9_io30>,
 		<&iomuxc_gpio_ad_32_gpio9_io31>;
 };
+
+/* CAAM currently does not work on M4 because of cache API issues */
+&caam {
+	status = "disabled";
+};
diff --git a/tests/drivers/entropy/api/Kconfig.mcux b/tests/drivers/entropy/api/Kconfig.mcux
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee8ff5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/drivers/entropy/api/Kconfig.mcux
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright NXP 2022
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+if ENTROPY_MCUX_CAAM
+
+config RANDOM_BUFFER_NOCACHED
+	default y if NOCACHE_MEMORY
+
+endif