diff --git a/drivers/sensor/bmc150_magn/bmc150_magn.h b/drivers/sensor/bmc150_magn/bmc150_magn.h
index 7a7ea67984c..8056cc36ba9 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/bmc150_magn/bmc150_magn.h
+++ b/drivers/sensor/bmc150_magn/bmc150_magn.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct bmc150_magn_data {
 	const struct device *gpio_drdy;
 	const struct device *dev;
 	struct gpio_callback gpio_cb;
-	struct sensor_trigger trigger_drdy;
+	const struct sensor_trigger *trigger_drdy;
 	sensor_trigger_handler_t handler_drdy;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/sensor/bmc150_magn/bmc150_magn_trigger.c b/drivers/sensor/bmc150_magn/bmc150_magn_trigger.c
index 017d0896bdd..dc21d1cbee3 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/bmc150_magn/bmc150_magn_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/sensor/bmc150_magn/bmc150_magn_trigger.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int bmc150_magn_trigger_set(const struct device *dev,
 		}
 
 		data->handler_drdy = handler;
-		data->trigger_drdy = *trig;
+		data->trigger_drdy = trig;
 
 		if (i2c_reg_update_byte_dt(&config->i2c,
 					   BMC150_MAGN_REG_INT_DRDY,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static void bmc150_magn_thread_main(struct bmc150_magn_data *data)
 		}
 
 		if (data->handler_drdy) {
-			data->handler_drdy(data->dev, &data->trigger_drdy);
+			data->handler_drdy(data->dev, data->trigger_drdy);
 		}
 
 		setup_drdy(data->dev, true);