diff --git a/drivers/sensor/st/lis3mdl/Kconfig b/drivers/sensor/st/lis3mdl/Kconfig
index e7f504b33bca5c..55e80400822ce6 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/st/lis3mdl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/sensor/st/lis3mdl/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ menuconfig LIS3MDL
 
 if LIS3MDL
 
+config LIS3MDL_DIE_TEMP_EN
+	bool "Enable die temperature sensor"
+	default y
+
 choice LIS3MDL_TRIGGER_MODE
 	prompt "Trigger mode"
 	default LIS3MDL_TRIGGER_GLOBAL_THREAD
diff --git a/drivers/sensor/st/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.c b/drivers/sensor/st/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.c
index 2567df0cf79ac6..801cb238363b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/st/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.c
+++ b/drivers/sensor/st/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.c
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ static int lis3mdl_channel_get(const struct device *dev,
 	} else if (chan == SENSOR_CHAN_MAGN_Z) {
 		lis3mdl_convert(val, drv_data->z_sample,
 				lis3mdl_magn_gain[LIS3MDL_FS_IDX]);
+	#ifdef CONFIG_LIS3MDL_DIE_TEMP_EN
 	} else if (chan == SENSOR_CHAN_DIE_TEMP) {
 		/* temp_val = 25 + sample / 8 */
 		lis3mdl_convert(val, drv_data->temp_sample, 8);
 		val->val1 += 25;
+	#endif /*CONFIG_LIS3MDL_DIE_TEMP_EN*/
 	} else {
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
@@ -63,18 +65,22 @@ static int lis3mdl_channel_get(const struct device *dev,
 int lis3mdl_sample_fetch(const struct device *dev, enum sensor_channel chan)
 {
 	struct lis3mdl_data *drv_data = dev->data;
-	const struct lis3mdl_config *config = dev->config;
+	#ifdef CONFIG_LIS3MDL_DIE_TEMP_EN
 	int16_t buf[4];
+	#else /*CONFIG_LIS3MDL_DIE_TEMP_EN*/
+	int16_t buf[3];
+	#endif /*CONFIG_LIS3MDL_DIE_TEMP_EN*/
 
 	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(chan == SENSOR_CHAN_ALL);
 
 	/* fetch magnetometer sample */
 	if (i2c_burst_read_dt(&config->i2c, LIS3MDL_REG_SAMPLE_START,
-			      (uint8_t *)buf, 8) < 0) {
+			      (uint8_t *)buf, 6) < 0) {
 		LOG_DBG("Failed to fetch magnetometer sample.");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	#ifdef CONFIG_LIS3MDL_DIE_TEMP_EN
 	/*
 	 * the chip doesn't allow fetching temperature data in
 	 * the same read as magnetometer data, so do another
@@ -85,11 +91,12 @@ int lis3mdl_sample_fetch(const struct device *dev, enum sensor_channel chan)
 		LOG_DBG("Failed to fetch temperature sample.");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
+	drv_data->temp_sample = sys_le16_to_cpu(buf[3]);
+	#endif /*CONFIG_LIS3MDL_DIE_TEMP_EN*/
 
 	drv_data->x_sample = sys_le16_to_cpu(buf[0]);
 	drv_data->y_sample = sys_le16_to_cpu(buf[1]);
 	drv_data->z_sample = sys_le16_to_cpu(buf[2]);
-	drv_data->temp_sample = sys_le16_to_cpu(buf[3]);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -138,7 +145,10 @@ int lis3mdl_init(const struct device *dev)
 
 	/* Configure sensor */
 	chip_cfg[0] = LIS3MDL_REG_CTRL1;
-	chip_cfg[1] = LIS3MDL_TEMP_EN_MASK | lis3mdl_odr_bits[idx];
+	chip_cfg[1] = lis3mdl_odr_bits[idx];
+	#ifdef CONFIG_LIS3MDL_DIE_TEMP_EN
+	chip_cfg[1] |= LIS3MDL_TEMP_EN_MASK;
+	#endif /*LIS3MDL_DIE_TEMP_EN*/
 	chip_cfg[2] = LIS3MDL_FS_IDX << LIS3MDL_FS_SHIFT;
 	chip_cfg[3] = LIS3MDL_MD_CONTINUOUS;
 	chip_cfg[4] = ((lis3mdl_odr_bits[idx] & LIS3MDL_OM_MASK) >>
diff --git a/drivers/sensor/st/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.h b/drivers/sensor/st/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.h
index 7b90fc3ac10cd6..ffda6558f1b128 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/st/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.h
+++ b/drivers/sensor/st/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.h
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ struct lis3mdl_data {
 	int16_t x_sample;
 	int16_t y_sample;
 	int16_t z_sample;
+#ifdef CONFIG_LIS3MDL_DIE_TEMP_EN
 	int16_t temp_sample;
+#endif /*CONFIG_LIS3MDL_DIE_TEMP_EN*/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIS3MDL_TRIGGER
 	const struct device *dev;
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ struct lis3mdl_config {
 	struct i2c_dt_spec i2c;
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIS3MDL_TRIGGER
 	struct gpio_dt_spec irq_gpio;
-#endif
+#endif /*CONFIG_LIS3MDL_TRIGGER*/
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIS3MDL_TRIGGER
@@ -148,6 +150,6 @@ int lis3mdl_trigger_set(const struct device *dev,
 int lis3mdl_sample_fetch(const struct device *dev, enum sensor_channel chan);
 
 int lis3mdl_init_interrupt(const struct device *dev);
-#endif
+#endif /*CONFIG_LIS3MDL_TRIGGER*/
 
 #endif /* __SENSOR_LIS3MDL__ */