diff --git a/drivers/i3c/i3c_mcux.c b/drivers/i3c/i3c_mcux.c
index 3c81dd0d2249691..e10f9ba40f10803 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/i3c_mcux.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/i3c_mcux.c
@@ -2094,6 +2094,9 @@ static const struct i3c_driver_api mcux_i3c_driver_api = {
 	.i2c_api.configure = mcux_i3c_i2c_api_configure,
 	.i2c_api.transfer = mcux_i3c_i2c_api_transfer,
 	.i2c_api.recover_bus = mcux_i3c_recover_bus,
+#ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
+	.i2c_api.iodev_submit = i2c_iodev_submit_fallback,
+#endif
 
 	.configure = mcux_i3c_configure,
 	.config_get = mcux_i3c_config_get,
@@ -2111,6 +2114,10 @@ static const struct i3c_driver_api mcux_i3c_driver_api = {
 	.ibi_enable = mcux_i3c_ibi_enable,
 	.ibi_disable = mcux_i3c_ibi_disable,
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_I3C_RTIO
+	.iodev_submit = i3c_iodev_submit_fallback,
+#endif
 };
 
 #define I3C_MCUX_DEVICE(id)							\