diff --git a/drivers/sensor/lsm9ds0_gyro/lsm9ds0_gyro.c b/drivers/sensor/lsm9ds0_gyro/lsm9ds0_gyro.c
index c70259e8248..8de11353de6 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/lsm9ds0_gyro/lsm9ds0_gyro.c
+++ b/drivers/sensor/lsm9ds0_gyro/lsm9ds0_gyro.c
@@ -337,8 +337,6 @@ static int lsm9ds0_gyro_init(struct device *dev)
 	data->dev = dev;
 #endif
 
-	dev->driver_api = &lsm9ds0_gyro_api_funcs;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -353,6 +351,7 @@ static const struct lsm9ds0_gyro_config lsm9ds0_gyro_config = {
 
 static struct lsm9ds0_gyro_data lsm9ds0_gyro_data;
 
-DEVICE_INIT(lsm9ds0_gyro, CONFIG_LSM9DS0_GYRO_DEV_NAME, lsm9ds0_gyro_init,
-	    &lsm9ds0_gyro_data, &lsm9ds0_gyro_config, POST_KERNEL,
-	    CONFIG_SENSOR_INIT_PRIORITY);
+DEVICE_AND_API_INIT(lsm9ds0_gyro, CONFIG_LSM9DS0_GYRO_DEV_NAME,
+		    lsm9ds0_gyro_init, &lsm9ds0_gyro_data, &lsm9ds0_gyro_config,
+		    POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_SENSOR_INIT_PRIORITY,
+		    &lsm9ds0_gyro_api_funcs);