diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_aesc.c b/drivers/serial/uart_aesc.c
index a4a724a0cae..147176d7edf 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_aesc.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_aesc.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int uart_aesc_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct uart_driver_api uart_aesc_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(uart, uart_aesc_driver_api) = {
 	.poll_in          = uart_aesc_poll_in,
 	.poll_out         = uart_aesc_poll_out,
 	.err_check        = NULL,
diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_bflb.c b/drivers/serial/uart_bflb.c
index 30b56df978f..78fbb5c25ce 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_bflb.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_bflb.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int uart_bflb_pm_control(const struct device *dev,
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM_DEVICE */
 
-static const struct uart_driver_api uart_bflb_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(uart, uart_bflb_driver_api) = {
 	.poll_in = uart_bflb_poll_in,
 	.poll_out = uart_bflb_poll_out,
 #ifdef CONFIG_UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN
diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_mspm0.c b/drivers/serial/uart_mspm0.c
index 5622adf4f25..a7bf0a31368 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_mspm0.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_mspm0.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static void uart_mspm0_poll_out(const struct device *dev, unsigned char c)
 	DL_UART_Main_transmitDataBlocking(config->regs, c);
 }
 
-static const struct uart_driver_api uart_mspm0_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(uart, uart_mspm0_driver_api) = {
 	.poll_in = uart_mspm0_poll_in,
 	.poll_out = uart_mspm0_poll_out,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart_renesas_rx_sci_qemu.c b/drivers/serial/uart_renesas_rx_sci_qemu.c
index 81d494fab24..a4247967dda 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/uart_renesas_rx_sci_qemu.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/uart_renesas_rx_sci_qemu.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static void uart_renesas_rx_sci_qemu_poll_out(const struct device *dev, unsigned
 	uart_renesas_rx_qemu_write_8(dev, TDR, c);
 }
 
-static const struct uart_driver_api uart_rx_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(uart, uart_rx_driver_api) = {
 	.poll_in = uart_renesas_rx_sci_qemu_poll_in,
 	.poll_out = uart_renesas_rx_sci_qemu_poll_out,
 };