diff --git a/drivers/sensor/lsm9ds0_mfd/lsm9ds0_mfd.c b/drivers/sensor/lsm9ds0_mfd/lsm9ds0_mfd.c
index d0439d8669a..7cb629d2167 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/lsm9ds0_mfd/lsm9ds0_mfd.c
+++ b/drivers/sensor/lsm9ds0_mfd/lsm9ds0_mfd.c
@@ -781,8 +781,6 @@ int lsm9ds0_mfd_init(struct device *dev)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	dev->driver_api = &lsm9ds0_mfd_api_funcs;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -793,6 +791,6 @@ static const struct lsm9ds0_mfd_config lsm9ds0_mfd_config = {
 
 static struct lsm9ds0_mfd_data lsm9ds0_mfd_data;
 
-DEVICE_INIT(lsm9ds0_mfd, CONFIG_LSM9DS0_MFD_DEV_NAME, lsm9ds0_mfd_init,
-	    &lsm9ds0_mfd_data, &lsm9ds0_mfd_config, POST_KERNEL,
-	    CONFIG_SENSOR_INIT_PRIORITY);
+DEVICE_AND_API_INIT(lsm9ds0_mfd, CONFIG_LSM9DS0_MFD_DEV_NAME, lsm9ds0_mfd_init,
+		    &lsm9ds0_mfd_data, &lsm9ds0_mfd_config, POST_KERNEL,
+		    CONFIG_SENSOR_INIT_PRIORITY, &lsm9ds0_mfd_api_funcs);