diff --git a/drivers/sip_svc/sip_smc_intel_socfpga.c b/drivers/sip_svc/sip_smc_intel_socfpga.c
index 09d351798e3..f04694f5283 100644
--- a/drivers/sip_svc/sip_smc_intel_socfpga.c
+++ b/drivers/sip_svc/sip_smc_intel_socfpga.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int arm_sip_smc_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct svc_driver_api api = {
+static DEVICE_API(svc, api) = {
 	.sip_supervisory_call = intel_sip_secure_monitor_call,
 	.sip_svc_plat_get_trans_idx = intel_sip_smc_plat_get_trans_idx,
 	.sip_svc_plat_format_trans_id = intel_sip_smc_plat_format_trans_id,