diff --git a/targets/TARGET_Freescale/TARGET_MCUXpresso_MCUS/api/analogout_api.c b/targets/TARGET_Freescale/TARGET_MCUXpresso_MCUS/api/analogout_api.c
index d638d05ecf..77ff46be1e 100644
--- a/targets/TARGET_Freescale/TARGET_MCUXpresso_MCUS/api/analogout_api.c
+++ b/targets/TARGET_Freescale/TARGET_MCUXpresso_MCUS/api/analogout_api.c
@@ -28,10 +28,16 @@ static DAC_Type *const dac_bases[] = DAC_BASE_PTRS;
 
 #define RANGE_12BIT     0xFFF
 
-void analogout_init(dac_t *obj, PinName pin)
+#if EXPLICIT_PINMAP_READY
+#define ANALOGOUT_INIT_DIRECT analogout_init_direct
+void analogout_init_direct(dac_t* obj, const PinMap *pinmap)
+#else
+#define ANALOGOUT_INIT_DIRECT _analogout_init_direct
+static void _analogout_init_direct(dac_t* obj, const PinMap *pinmap)
+#endif
 {
     dac_config_t dac_config;
-    obj->dac = (DACName)pinmap_peripheral(pin, PinMap_DAC);
+    obj->dac = (DACName)pinmap->peripheral;
     if (obj->dac == (DACName)NC) {
         error("DAC pin mapping failed");
     }
@@ -44,6 +50,15 @@ void analogout_init(dac_t *obj, PinName pin)
     DAC_Enable(dac_bases[obj->dac], true);
 }
 
+void analogout_init(dac_t* obj, PinName pin)
+{
+    int peripheral = (int)pinmap_peripheral(pin, PinMap_ADC);
+
+    const PinMap explicit_pinmap = {pin, peripheral, 0};
+
+    ANALOGOUT_INIT_DIRECT(obj, &explicit_pinmap);
+}
+
 void analogout_free(dac_t *obj)
 {
 }