diff --git a/boards/arm/rddrone_fmuk66/rddrone_fmuk66.dts b/boards/arm/rddrone_fmuk66/rddrone_fmuk66.dts
index 3c27bf3271c6c..1fb1253f53a87 100644
--- a/boards/arm/rddrone_fmuk66/rddrone_fmuk66.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/rddrone_fmuk66/rddrone_fmuk66.dts
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 		zephyr,console = &lpuart0;
 		zephyr,shell-uart = &lpuart0;
 		zephyr,uart-pipe = &lpuart0;
-		zephyr,canbus = &flexcan0;
+		zephyr,canbus0 = &flexcan0;
+		zephyr,canbus1 = &flexcan1;
 	};
 
 	leds {
diff --git a/drivers/net/canbus.c b/drivers/net/canbus.c
index 41cbb58685299..d480799b81572 100644
--- a/drivers/net/canbus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/canbus.c
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+#define DT_DRV_COMPAT net_canbus
+
 #include <zephyr/net/net_pkt.h>
 #include <zephyr/net/canbus.h>
 #include <zephyr/net/socketcan.h>
@@ -158,6 +160,19 @@ static const struct net_canbus_config net_canbus_cfg = {
 	.can_dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_canbus))
 };
 
-NET_DEVICE_INIT(net_canbus, "NET_CANBUS", net_canbus_init, NULL, &net_canbus_ctx, &net_canbus_cfg,
-		CONFIG_NET_CANBUS_INIT_PRIORITY, &net_canbus_api, CANBUS_RAW_L2,
-		NET_L2_GET_CTX_TYPE(CANBUS_RAW_L2), CAN_MTU);
+#define NET_CANBUS_INIT(n)					\
+static struct net_canbus_context net_canbus##n##_ctx;		\
+								\
+static const struct net_canbus_config net_canbus##n##_cfg = {	\
+	.can_dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_PARENT(DT_DRV_INST(n)))	\
+};								\
+								\
+NET_DEVICE_DT_INST_DEFINE(n, net_canbus_init, NULL,		\
+			&net_canbus##n##_ctx,			\
+			&net_canbus##n##_cfg,			\
+			CONFIG_NET_CANBUS_INIT_PRIORITY,	\
+			&net_canbus_api, CANBUS_RAW_L2,		\
+			NET_L2_GET_CTX_TYPE(CANBUS_RAW_L2),	\
+			CAN_MTU);				\
+
+DT_INST_FOREACH_STATUS_OKAY(NET_CANBUS_INIT)
diff --git a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k66.dtsi b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k66.dtsi
index f661974897d15..013eb2d3599de 100644
--- a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k66.dtsi
+++ b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k66.dtsi
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 			sjw = <1>;
 			sample-point = <875>;
 			status = "disabled";
+			net_canbus1 {
+				compatible = "net-canbus";
+				status = "okay";
+			};
 		  };
 	};
 };
diff --git a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k6x.dtsi b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k6x.dtsi
index d806aa4ad2c14..4bf79c2568d1c 100644
--- a/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k6x.dtsi
+++ b/dts/arm/nxp/nxp_k6x.dtsi
@@ -506,6 +506,10 @@
 			sjw = <1>;
 			sample-point = <875>;
 			status = "disabled";
+			net_canbus0 {
+				compatible = "net-canbus";
+				status = "okay";
+			};
 		};
 
 		edma0: dma-controller@40008000 {
diff --git a/samples/net/sockets/can/src/main.c b/samples/net/sockets/can/src/main.c
index d3cce76d8781a..002f9e304f310 100644
--- a/samples/net/sockets/can/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/net/sockets/can/src/main.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(net_socket_can_sample, LOG_LEVEL_DBG);
 #define PRIORITY  k_thread_priority_get(k_current_get())
 #define STACKSIZE 1024
 #define SLEEP_PERIOD K_SECONDS(1)
+#define SOCKETCAN_NODE_0 DT_INST(0, net_canbus)
 
 static k_tid_t tx_tid;
 static K_THREAD_STACK_DEFINE(tx_stack, STACKSIZE);
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ static int setup_socket(void)
 
 	socketcan_from_can_filter(&zfilter, &sfilter);
 
-	iface = net_if_get_first_by_type(&NET_L2_GET_NAME(CANBUS_RAW));
+	iface = net_if_lookup_by_dev(DEVICE_DT_GET(SOCKETCAN_NODE_0));
 	if (!iface) {
 		LOG_ERR("No CANBUS network interface found!");
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ static int setup_socket(void)
 
 void main(void)
 {
-	const struct device *dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_canbus));
+	const struct device *dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_canbus0));
 	int ret;
 	int fd;