diff --git a/drivers/i2s/i2s_ll_stm32.c b/drivers/i2s/i2s_ll_stm32.c
index 1252c454f29..de6e50816e3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2s/i2s_ll_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/i2s/i2s_ll_stm32.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ static void dma_rx_callback(const struct device *dma_dev, void *arg,
 		goto rx_disable;
 	}
 
-	ret = reload_dma(dev_data->dev_dma_rx, stream->dma_channel,
+	ret = reload_dma(stream->dev_dma, stream->dma_channel,
 			&stream->dma_cfg,
 			(void *)LL_SPI_DMA_GetRegAddr(cfg->i2s),
 			stream->mem_block,
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static void dma_tx_callback(const struct device *dma_dev, void *arg,
 	/* Assure cache coherency before DMA read operation */
 	DCACHE_CLEAN(stream->mem_block, mem_block_size);
 
-	ret = reload_dma(dev_data->dev_dma_tx, stream->dma_channel,
+	ret = reload_dma(stream->dev_dma, stream->dma_channel,
 			&stream->dma_cfg,
 			stream->mem_block,
 			(void *)LL_SPI_DMA_GetRegAddr(cfg->i2s),
@@ -685,14 +685,12 @@ static int i2s_stm32_initialize(const struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* Get the binding to the DMA device */
-	dev_data->dev_dma_tx = device_get_binding(dev_data->tx.dma_name);
-	if (!dev_data->dev_dma_tx) {
-		LOG_ERR("%s device not found", dev_data->tx.dma_name);
+	if (!device_is_ready(dev_data->tx.dev_dma)) {
+		LOG_ERR("%s device not ready", dev_data->tx.dev_dma->name);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
-	dev_data->dev_dma_rx = device_get_binding(dev_data->rx.dma_name);
-	if (!dev_data->dev_dma_rx) {
-		LOG_ERR("%s device not found", dev_data->rx.dma_name);
+	if (!device_is_ready(dev_data->rx.dev_dma)) {
+		LOG_ERR("%s device not ready", dev_data->rx.dev_dma->name);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
@@ -704,7 +702,6 @@ static int i2s_stm32_initialize(const struct device *dev)
 static int rx_stream_start(struct stream *stream, const struct device *dev)
 {
 	const struct i2s_stm32_cfg *cfg = DEV_CFG(dev);
-	struct i2s_stm32_data *const dev_data = DEV_DATA(dev);
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = k_mem_slab_alloc(stream->cfg.mem_slab, &stream->mem_block,
@@ -722,7 +719,7 @@ static int rx_stream_start(struct stream *stream, const struct device *dev)
 	/* remember active RX DMA channel (used in callback) */
 	active_dma_rx_channel[stream->dma_channel] = dev;
 
-	ret = start_dma(dev_data->dev_dma_rx, stream->dma_channel,
+	ret = start_dma(stream->dev_dma, stream->dma_channel,
 			&stream->dma_cfg,
 			(void *)LL_SPI_DMA_GetRegAddr(cfg->i2s),
 			stream->src_addr_increment, stream->mem_block,
@@ -744,7 +741,6 @@ static int rx_stream_start(struct stream *stream, const struct device *dev)
 static int tx_stream_start(struct stream *stream, const struct device *dev)
 {
 	const struct i2s_stm32_cfg *cfg = DEV_CFG(dev);
-	struct i2s_stm32_data *const dev_data = DEV_DATA(dev);
 	size_t mem_block_size;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -767,7 +763,7 @@ static int tx_stream_start(struct stream *stream, const struct device *dev)
 	/* remember active TX DMA channel (used in callback) */
 	active_dma_tx_channel[stream->dma_channel] = dev;
 
-	ret = start_dma(dev_data->dev_dma_tx, stream->dma_channel,
+	ret = start_dma(stream->dev_dma, stream->dma_channel,
 			&stream->dma_cfg,
 			stream->mem_block, stream->src_addr_increment,
 			(void *)LL_SPI_DMA_GetRegAddr(cfg->i2s),
@@ -789,13 +785,11 @@ static int tx_stream_start(struct stream *stream, const struct device *dev)
 static void rx_stream_disable(struct stream *stream, const struct device *dev)
 {
 	const struct i2s_stm32_cfg *cfg = DEV_CFG(dev);
-	struct i2s_stm32_data *const dev_data = DEV_DATA(dev);
-	const struct device *dev_dma = dev_data->dev_dma_rx;
 
 	LL_I2S_DisableDMAReq_RX(cfg->i2s);
 	LL_I2S_DisableIT_ERR(cfg->i2s);
 
-	dma_stop(dev_dma, stream->dma_channel);
+	dma_stop(stream->dev_dma, stream->dma_channel);
 	if (stream->mem_block != NULL) {
 		k_mem_slab_free(stream->cfg.mem_slab, &stream->mem_block);
 		stream->mem_block = NULL;
@@ -809,13 +803,11 @@ static void rx_stream_disable(struct stream *stream, const struct device *dev)
 static void tx_stream_disable(struct stream *stream, const struct device *dev)
 {
 	const struct i2s_stm32_cfg *cfg = DEV_CFG(dev);
-	struct i2s_stm32_data *const dev_data = DEV_DATA(dev);
-	const struct device *dev_dma = dev_data->dev_dma_tx;
 
 	LL_I2S_DisableDMAReq_TX(cfg->i2s);
 	LL_I2S_DisableIT_ERR(cfg->i2s);
 
-	dma_stop(dev_dma, stream->dma_channel);
+	dma_stop(stream->dev_dma, stream->dma_channel);
 	if (stream->mem_block != NULL) {
 		k_mem_slab_free(stream->cfg.mem_slab, &stream->mem_block);
 		stream->mem_block = NULL;
@@ -867,7 +859,7 @@ static const struct device *get_dev_from_tx_dma_channel(uint32_t dma_channel)
 /* src_dev and dest_dev should be 'MEMORY' or 'PERIPHERAL'. */
 #define I2S_DMA_CHANNEL_INIT(index, dir, dir_cap, src_dev, dest_dev)	\
 .dir = {								\
-	.dma_name = DT_DMAS_LABEL_BY_NAME(DT_NODELABEL(i2s##index), dir),\
+	.dev_dma = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_DMAS_CTLR_BY_NAME(DT_NODELABEL(i2s##index), dir)),\
 	.dma_channel = \
 		DT_DMAS_CELL_BY_NAME(DT_NODELABEL(i2s##index), dir, channel),\
 	.dma_cfg = {							\
diff --git a/drivers/i2s/i2s_ll_stm32.h b/drivers/i2s/i2s_ll_stm32.h
index e16f4a7893d..5a4cede4b8f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2s/i2s_ll_stm32.h
+++ b/drivers/i2s/i2s_ll_stm32.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct stream {
 	int32_t state;
 	struct k_sem sem;
 
-	const char *dma_name;
+	const struct device *dev_dma;
 	uint32_t dma_channel;
 	struct dma_config dma_cfg;
 	uint8_t priority;
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ struct stream {
 
 /* Device run time data */
 struct i2s_stm32_data {
-	const struct device *dev_dma_tx;
-	const struct device *dev_dma_rx;
 	struct stream rx;
 	struct stream tx;
 };