diff --git a/hal/targets.json b/hal/targets.json
index 21c7382adae..123c4d42a62 100644
--- a/hal/targets.json
+++ b/hal/targets.json
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
         "default_toolchain": "ARM",
         "detect_code": ["0261"],
         "progen_target": {"target": "frdm-kl27z"},
-        "device_has": ["ANALOGIN", "ERROR_RED", "I2C", "I2CSLAVE", "INTERRUPTIN", "PORTIN", "PORTOUT", "RTC", "SERIAL", "SLEEP", "SPI", "SPISLAVE", "STDIO_MESSAGES"],
+        "device_has": ["ANALOGIN", "ERROR_RED", "I2C", "I2CSLAVE", "INTERRUPTIN", "PORTIN", "PORTOUT", "PWMOUT", "RTC", "SERIAL", "SLEEP", "SPI", "SPISLAVE", "STDIO_MESSAGES"],
         "default_build": "standard"
     },
     "K64F": {
diff --git a/hal/targets/hal/TARGET_Freescale/TARGET_KSDK2_MCUS/TARGET_KL27Z/pwmout_api.c b/hal/targets/hal/TARGET_Freescale/TARGET_KSDK2_MCUS/TARGET_KL27Z/pwmout_api.c
index dd5e5fd1b3c..a2a90e8b8b2 100644
--- a/hal/targets/hal/TARGET_Freescale/TARGET_KSDK2_MCUS/TARGET_KL27Z/pwmout_api.c
+++ b/hal/targets/hal/TARGET_Freescale/TARGET_KSDK2_MCUS/TARGET_KL27Z/pwmout_api.c
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ void pwmout_init(pwmout_t* obj, PinName pin) {
     obj->pwm_name = pwm;
 
     uint32_t pwm_base_clock;
+
+    /* Set the TPM clock source to be IRC 48M */
+    CLOCK_SetTpmClock(1U);
     pwm_base_clock = CLOCK_GetFreq(kCLOCK_McgIrc48MClk);
     float clkval = (float)pwm_base_clock / 1000000.0f;
     uint32_t clkdiv = 0;