diff --git a/hal/mbed_us_ticker_api.c b/hal/mbed_us_ticker_api.c
index 28626e0bd6..0cb863f115 100644
--- a/hal/mbed_us_ticker_api.c
+++ b/hal/mbed_us_ticker_api.c
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include "hal/us_ticker_api.h"
 
+#if DEVICE_USTICKER
+
 static ticker_event_queue_t events = { 0 };
 
 static ticker_irq_handler_type irq_handler = ticker_irq_handler;
@@ -56,3 +60,12 @@ void us_ticker_irq_handler(void)
         irq_handler(&us_data);
     }
 }
+
+#else
+
+const ticker_data_t *get_us_ticker_data(void)
+{
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+#endif  // DEVICE_USTICKER
diff --git a/targets/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_MCUXpresso_MCUS/TARGET_LPC/us_ticker.c b/targets/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_MCUXpresso_MCUS/TARGET_LPC/us_ticker.c
index ee0090336c..6a802653a4 100644
--- a/targets/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_MCUXpresso_MCUS/TARGET_LPC/us_ticker.c
+++ b/targets/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_MCUXpresso_MCUS/TARGET_LPC/us_ticker.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include "fsl_ctimer.h"
 #include "PeripheralNames.h"
 
+#if DEVICE_USTICKER
+
 #if defined (__ARM_FEATURE_CMSE) && (__ARM_FEATURE_CMSE == 3U)
 #define CTIMER       CTIMER0
 #define CTIMER_IRQn  CTIMER0_IRQn
@@ -117,3 +119,6 @@ void us_ticker_free(void)
     NVIC_DisableIRQ(CTIMER_IRQn);
     us_ticker_inited = false;
 }
+
+#endif // DEVICE_USTICKER
+
diff --git a/targets/targets.json b/targets/targets.json
index c1746c3136..de88401e72 100644
--- a/targets/targets.json
+++ b/targets/targets.json
@@ -663,7 +663,8 @@
             "STDIO_MESSAGES",
             "FLASH",
             "MPU",
-            "USBDEVICE"
+            "USBDEVICE",
+            "USTICKER"
         ],
         "release_versions": ["2", "5"],
         "device_name": "LPC1768",
@@ -872,7 +873,8 @@
             "SPI",
             "SPISLAVE",
             "STDIO_MESSAGES",
-            "MPU"
+            "MPU",
+            "USTICKER"
         ],
         "device_name": "LPC4088FBD144",
         "overrides": {
@@ -5449,7 +5451,8 @@
             "SERIAL_FC",
             "SLEEP",
             "SPI",
-            "STDIO_MESSAGES"
+            "STDIO_MESSAGES",
+            "USTICKER"
         ],
         "release_versions": ["2", "5"]
     },
@@ -6521,7 +6524,8 @@
             "SERIAL",
             "SPI",
             "SPISLAVE",
-            "STDIO_MESSAGES"
+            "STDIO_MESSAGES",
+            "USTICKER"
         ],
         "release_versions": ["2", "5"]
     },
@@ -6546,7 +6550,8 @@
             "SERIAL",
             "SPI",
             "SPISLAVE",
-            "STDIO_MESSAGES"
+            "STDIO_MESSAGES",
+            "USTICKER"
         ],
         "release_versions": ["2", "5"]
     },
@@ -6570,7 +6575,8 @@
             "SERIAL",
             "SPI",
             "SPISLAVE",
-            "STDIO_MESSAGES"
+            "STDIO_MESSAGES",
+            "USTICKER"
         ],
         "release_versions": ["2", "5"]
     },
@@ -7279,7 +7285,8 @@
             "TRNG",
             "SPISLAVE",
             "802_15_4_PHY",
-            "MPU"
+            "MPU",
+            "USTICKER"
         ],
         "release_versions": ["2", "5"]
     },