diff --git a/drivers/syscon/syscon.c b/drivers/syscon/syscon.c
index 2b880f9f574..b2e621a9516 100644
--- a/drivers/syscon/syscon.c
+++ b/drivers/syscon/syscon.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int syscon_generic_get_size(const struct device *dev, size_t *size)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct syscon_driver_api syscon_generic_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(syscon, syscon_generic_driver_api) = {
 	.read = syscon_generic_read_reg,
 	.write = syscon_generic_write_reg,
 	.get_base = syscon_generic_get_base,