diff --git a/boards/arm/rpi_pico/rpi_pico.dts b/boards/arm/rpi_pico/rpi_pico.dts
index 2bb675cd023bf..20fc1b09f2fda 100644
--- a/boards/arm/rpi_pico/rpi_pico.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/rpi_pico/rpi_pico.dts
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 
 	pwm_leds {
 		compatible = "pwm-leds";
+		status = "disabled";
 		pwm_led0: pwm_led_0 {
-			status = "disabled";
 			pwms = <&pwm 9 PWM_MSEC(20) PWM_POLARITY_NORMAL>;
 			label = "PWM_LED";
 		};
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm_rpi_pico.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm_rpi_pico.c
index be540a8730fed..4b23cc558f15b 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm_rpi_pico.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm_rpi_pico.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int pwm_rpi_set_cycles(const struct device *dev, uint32_t ch, uint32_t pe
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (period_cycles > PWM_RPI_PICO_COUNTER_TOP_MAX ||
+	if (period_cycles - 1 > PWM_RPI_PICO_COUNTER_TOP_MAX ||
 	    pulse_cycles > PWM_RPI_PICO_COUNTER_TOP_MAX) {
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int pwm_rpi_set_cycles(const struct device *dev, uint32_t ch, uint32_t pe
 
 	pwm_rpi_set_channel_polarity(dev, slice, pico_channel,
 				     (flags & PWM_POLARITY_MASK) == PWM_POLARITY_INVERTED);
-	pwm_set_wrap(slice, period_cycles);
+	pwm_set_wrap(slice, period_cycles - 1);
 	pwm_set_chan_level(slice, pico_channel, pulse_cycles);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/samples/basic/blinky_pwm/boards/rpi_pico.overlay b/samples/basic/blinky_pwm/boards/rpi_pico.overlay
index 45621c8ea8b60..c3a3f1ff5d391 100644
--- a/samples/basic/blinky_pwm/boards/rpi_pico.overlay
+++ b/samples/basic/blinky_pwm/boards/rpi_pico.overlay
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 
 &pwm {
 	status = "okay";
-	divider-frac-4 = <255>;
+	divider-frac-4 = <15>;
 	divider-int-4 = <255>;
 };
diff --git a/samples/basic/blinky_pwm/src/main.c b/samples/basic/blinky_pwm/src/main.c
index fb4b7e2741c81..102e8a220f10c 100644
--- a/samples/basic/blinky_pwm/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/basic/blinky_pwm/src/main.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void main(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	printk("Done calibrating; maximum/minimum periods %u/%lu usec\n",
+	printk("Done calibrating; maximum/minimum periods %u/%lu nsec\n",
 	       max_period, MIN_PERIOD);
 
 	period = max_period;
diff --git a/samples/basic/fade_led/boards/rpi_pico.overlay b/samples/basic/fade_led/boards/rpi_pico.overlay
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..62c3a142cd4a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/basic/fade_led/boards/rpi_pico.overlay
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+&pwm {
+	status = "okay";
+	divider-int-4 = <255>;
+};
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_pwm/boards/rpi_pico.overlay b/samples/drivers/led_pwm/boards/rpi_pico.overlay
index 45621c8ea8b60..565dcd6fbbab9 100644
--- a/samples/drivers/led_pwm/boards/rpi_pico.overlay
+++ b/samples/drivers/led_pwm/boards/rpi_pico.overlay
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-&pwm_led0 {
-	status = "okay";
+/ {
+	leds {
+		status = "disabled";
+	};
+
+	pwm_leds {
+		status = "okay";
+	};
 };
 
 &pwm {
 	status = "okay";
-	divider-frac-4 = <255>;
+	divider-frac-4 = <15>;
 	divider-int-4 = <255>;
 };
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_pwm/prj.conf b/samples/drivers/led_pwm/prj.conf
index 9faba6b41f24a..b6286f0aa56aa 100644
--- a/samples/drivers/led_pwm/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/drivers/led_pwm/prj.conf
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ CONFIG_LOG=y
 CONFIG_PWM=y
 
 CONFIG_LED=y
+
+CONFIG_LOG_MODE_IMMEDIATE=y