diff --git a/subsys/sensing/sensor_mgmt.c b/subsys/sensing/sensor_mgmt.c
index 9ecde551a02..55ac7232af4 100644
--- a/subsys/sensing/sensor_mgmt.c
+++ b/subsys/sensing/sensor_mgmt.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 #include <zephyr/sys/__assert.h>
 #include <zephyr/devicetree.h>
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/sensing/sensing.h>
 #include <zephyr/sensing/sensing_sensor.h>