diff --git a/drivers/sensor/bosch/bmm350/bmm350.c b/drivers/sensor/bosch/bmm350/bmm350.c
index ffde7e4bba7..44b96a34aaf 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/bosch/bmm350/bmm350.c
+++ b/drivers/sensor/bosch/bmm350/bmm350.c
@@ -14,27 +14,6 @@
 
 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(BMM350, CONFIG_SENSOR_LOG_LEVEL);
 
-static inline int bmm350_bus_check(const struct device *dev)
-{
-	const struct bmm350_config *cfg = dev->config;
-
-	return cfg->bus_io->check(&cfg->bus);
-}
-
-static inline int bmm350_reg_read(const struct device *dev, uint8_t start, uint8_t *buf, int size)
-{
-	const struct bmm350_config *cfg = dev->config;
-
-	return cfg->bus_io->read(&cfg->bus, start, buf, size);
-}
-
-int bmm350_reg_write(const struct device *dev, uint8_t reg, uint8_t val)
-{
-	const struct bmm350_config *cfg = dev->config;
-
-	return cfg->bus_io->write(&cfg->bus, reg, val);
-}
-
 static int8_t bmm350_read_otp_word(const struct device *dev, uint8_t addr, uint16_t *lsb_msb)
 {
 	int8_t ret = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/sensor/bosch/bmm350/bmm350.h b/drivers/sensor/bosch/bmm350/bmm350.h
index 7ce36d9b575..a6acbdbed11 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/bosch/bmm350/bmm350.h
+++ b/drivers/sensor/bosch/bmm350/bmm350.h
@@ -495,5 +495,27 @@ int bmm350_trigger_mode_init(const struct device *dev);
 
 int bmm350_trigger_set(const struct device *dev, const struct sensor_trigger *trig,
 		       sensor_trigger_handler_t handler);
-int bmm350_reg_write(const struct device *dev, uint8_t reg, uint8_t val);
+
+/* inline helper functions */
+static inline int bmm350_bus_check(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct bmm350_config *cfg = dev->config;
+
+	return cfg->bus_io->check(&cfg->bus);
+}
+
+static inline int bmm350_reg_read(const struct device *dev, uint8_t start, uint8_t *buf, int size)
+{
+	const struct bmm350_config *cfg = dev->config;
+
+	return cfg->bus_io->read(&cfg->bus, start, buf, size);
+}
+
+static inline int bmm350_reg_write(const struct device *dev, uint8_t reg, uint8_t val)
+{
+	const struct bmm350_config *cfg = dev->config;
+
+	return cfg->bus_io->write(&cfg->bus, reg, val);
+}
+
 #endif /* __SENSOR_BMM350_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/sensor/bosch/bmm350/bmm350_trigger.c b/drivers/sensor/bosch/bmm350/bmm350_trigger.c
index 03624de81f0..700f38a142d 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/bosch/bmm350/bmm350_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/sensor/bosch/bmm350/bmm350_trigger.c
@@ -15,14 +15,25 @@
 
 LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(BMM350, CONFIG_SENSOR_LOG_LEVEL);
 
-static void bmm350_handle_interrupts(const void *arg)
+static int bmm350_handle_interrupts(const void *arg)
 {
 	const struct device *dev = (const struct device *)arg;
 	struct bmm350_data *data = dev->data;
+	uint8_t intr_status;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Read interrupt status to clear interrupt */
+	ret = bmm350_reg_read(dev, BMM350_REG_INT_STATUS, &intr_status, sizeof(intr_status));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		LOG_ERR("%s: failed to read interrupt status", dev->name);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	if (data->drdy_handler) {
 		data->drdy_handler(dev, data->drdy_trigger);
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BMM350_TRIGGER_OWN_THREAD
@@ -38,7 +49,7 @@ static void bmm350_thread_main(void *arg1, void *unused1, void *unused2)
 
 	while (1) {
 		k_sem_take(&data->sem, K_FOREVER);
-		bmm350_handle_interrupts(dev);
+		(void)bmm350_handle_interrupts(dev);
 	}
 }
 #endif
@@ -48,7 +59,7 @@ static void bmm350_work_handler(struct k_work *work)
 {
 	struct bmm350_data *data = CONTAINER_OF(work, struct bmm350_data, work);
 
-	bmm350_handle_interrupts(data->dev);
+	(void)bmm350_handle_interrupts(data->dev);
 }
 #endif