diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-mcux-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build-mcux-sdk.yml
index c7339ccc..d91f2ad3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-mcux-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-mcux-sdk.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Initialize MCUXpresso SDK
         run: |
           west init -m https://github.com/nxp-mcuxpresso/mcuxsdk-manifests
-          west update
+          west update --narrow -o=--depth=1 devices/MCX
 
       - name: Workaround for sources.list
         run: sudo sed -i 's|http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/|http://mirror.arizona.edu/ubuntu/|g' /etc/apt/sources.list
diff --git a/arch.mk b/arch.mk
index 2075a544..e5457866 100644
--- a/arch.mk
+++ b/arch.mk
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET),mcxa)
   CORTEX_M33=1
   MCUXPRESSO_DRIVERS=$(MCUXPRESSO)/devices/MCX/MCXA153
   MCUXPRESSO_CMSIS_CORE=$(MCUXPRESSO_CMSIS)/Core
+  CFLAGS+=-I$(MCUXPRESSO_DRIVERS)/drivers -I$(MCUXPRESSO_DRIVERS)
   CFLAGS+=\
       -I$(MCUXPRESSO_DRIVERS) \
       -I$(MCUXPRESSO_DRIVERS)/drivers \