diff --git a/cpu/cortexm_common/Kconfig b/cpu/cortexm_common/Kconfig
index 0ba366660307..ca49184a588a 100644
--- a/cpu/cortexm_common/Kconfig
+++ b/cpu/cortexm_common/Kconfig
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ config CPU_CORE_CORTEX_M33
     bool
     select CPU_ARCH_ARMV8M
     select CPU_CORE_CORTEX_M
+    select HAS_CORTEXM_FPU
     #select HAS_RUST_TARGET
 
 config CPU_CORE_CORTEX_M4
diff --git a/cpu/cortexm_common/Makefile.features b/cpu/cortexm_common/Makefile.features
index 3ca730d9f108..b28fabe26379 100644
--- a/cpu/cortexm_common/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/cortexm_common/Makefile.features
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += puf_sram
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += picolibc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += ssp
 
-# cortex-m4f and cortex-m7 provide FPU support
-ifneq (,$(filter $(CPU_CORE),cortex-m4f cortex-m7))
+# cortex-m33, cortex-m4f and cortex-m7 provide FPU support
+ifneq (,$(filter $(CPU_CORE),cortex-m33 cortex-m4f cortex-m7))
   FEATURES_PROVIDED += cortexm_fpu
 endif
 
diff --git a/makefiles/arch/cortexm.inc.mk b/makefiles/arch/cortexm.inc.mk
index 436b923a46be..d6fc3f63f949 100644
--- a/makefiles/arch/cortexm.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/arch/cortexm.inc.mk
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ CFLAGS += -DCPU_CORE_$(call uppercase_and_underscore,$(CPU_CORE))
 
 # Add soft or hard FPU CFLAGS depending on the module
 ifneq (,$(filter cortexm_fpu,$(USEMODULE)))
-  ifeq ($(CPU_CORE),cortex-m7)
+  ifneq (,$(filter $(CPU_CORE),cortex-m33 cortex-m7))
     CFLAGS_FPU ?= -mfloat-abi=hard -mfpu=fpv5-sp-d16
   else
     CFLAGS_FPU ?= -mfloat-abi=hard -mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16