diff --git a/drivers/virtualization/virt_ivshmem.c b/drivers/virtualization/virt_ivshmem.c
index bce1dd4c42885..205d9efe1c55f 100644
--- a/drivers/virtualization/virt_ivshmem.c
+++ b/drivers/virtualization/virt_ivshmem.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static int ivshmem_api_enable_interrupts(const struct device *dev,
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_IVSHMEM_V2 */
 
-static const struct ivshmem_driver_api ivshmem_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(ivshmem, ivshmem_api) = {
 	.get_mem = ivshmem_api_get_mem,
 	.get_id = ivshmem_api_get_id,
 	.get_vectors = ivshmem_api_get_vectors,