diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc_sam0.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc_sam0.c
index 3295a8efd86c..a6dc578a01da 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc_sam0.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc_sam0.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ static int rtc_sam0_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct rtc_driver_api rtc_sam0_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(rtc, rtc_sam0_driver_api) = {
 	.set_time = rtc_sam0_set_time,
 	.get_time = rtc_sam0_get_time,
 #ifdef CONFIG_RTC_ALARM