diff --git a/drivers/modem/modem_receiver.c b/drivers/modem/modem_receiver.c
index 3b90a3a51bf..181ad82cdd7 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/modem_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/modem/modem_receiver.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(mdm_receiver, CONFIG_MODEM_LOG_LEVEL);
 
-#include <drivers/modem/modem_receiver.h>
+#include "modem_receiver.h"
 
 #define MAX_MDM_CTX	CONFIG_MODEM_RECEIVER_MAX_CONTEXTS
 #define MAX_READ_SIZE	128
diff --git a/include/drivers/modem/modem_receiver.h b/drivers/modem/modem_receiver.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/drivers/modem/modem_receiver.h
rename to drivers/modem/modem_receiver.h
diff --git a/drivers/modem/modem_shell.c b/drivers/modem/modem_shell.c
index 4cb908842ea..1337b201f3d 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/modem_shell.c
+++ b/drivers/modem/modem_shell.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <misc/printk.h>
 
-#include <drivers/modem/modem_receiver.h>
+#include "modem_receiver.h"
 
 static int cmd_modem_list(const struct shell *shell, size_t argc,
 			  char *argv[])
diff --git a/drivers/modem/ublox-sara-r4.c b/drivers/modem/ublox-sara-r4.c
index d8c55801513..c429e52afd2 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/ublox-sara-r4.c
+++ b/drivers/modem/ublox-sara-r4.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(LOG_DOMAIN);
 #include "udp_internal.h"
 #endif
 
-#include <drivers/modem/modem_receiver.h>
+#include "modem_receiver.h"
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_MODEM_UBLOX_SARA_R4_MANUAL_MCCMNO)
 #define CONFIG_MODEM_UBLOX_SARA_R4_MANUAL_MCCMNO ""
diff --git a/drivers/modem/wncm14a2a.c b/drivers/modem/wncm14a2a.c
index 31bf3735b2d..9b0bc9476e6 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/wncm14a2a.c
+++ b/drivers/modem/wncm14a2a.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(LOG_DOMAIN);
 #include "udp_internal.h"
 #endif
 
-#include <drivers/modem/modem_receiver.h>
+#include "modem_receiver.h"
 
 /* Uncomment the #define below to enable a hexdump of all incoming
  * data from the modem receiver