diff --git a/drivers/stepper/adi_tmc/adi_tmc5041_stepper_controller.c b/drivers/stepper/adi_tmc/adi_tmc5041_stepper_controller.c
index a1ceeb26921..f1fc98a4c01 100644
--- a/drivers/stepper/adi_tmc/adi_tmc5041_stepper_controller.c
+++ b/drivers/stepper/adi_tmc/adi_tmc5041_stepper_controller.c
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ static int tmc5041_stepper_init(const struct device *dev)
 		.stepper = DEVICE_DT_GET(child),};
 
 #define TMC5041_STEPPER_API_DEFINE(child)							\
-	static const struct stepper_driver_api tmc5041_stepper_api_##child = {			\
+	static DEVICE_API(stepper, tmc5041_stepper_api_##child) = {				\
 		.enable = tmc5041_stepper_enable,						\
 		.is_moving = tmc5041_stepper_is_moving,						\
 		.move = tmc5041_stepper_move,							\
diff --git a/drivers/stepper/fake_stepper_controller.c b/drivers/stepper/fake_stepper_controller.c
index fbc6281f7d6..d59b714d3c1 100644
--- a/drivers/stepper/fake_stepper_controller.c
+++ b/drivers/stepper/fake_stepper_controller.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static int fake_stepper_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct stepper_driver_api fake_stepper_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(stepper, fake_stepper_driver_api) = {
 	.enable = fake_stepper_enable,
 	.move = fake_stepper_move,
 	.is_moving = fake_stepper_is_moving,
diff --git a/drivers/stepper/gpio_stepper_controller.c b/drivers/stepper/gpio_stepper_controller.c
index cbeeaef2cd4..3d9604a6df9 100644
--- a/drivers/stepper/gpio_stepper_controller.c
+++ b/drivers/stepper/gpio_stepper_controller.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int gpio_stepper_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct stepper_driver_api gpio_stepper_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(stepper, gpio_stepper_api) = {
 	.enable = gpio_stepper_enable,
 	.move = gpio_stepper_move,
 	.is_moving = gpio_stepper_is_moving,