diff --git a/doc/devices/drivers/drivers.rst b/doc/devices/drivers/drivers.rst
index b0c71c056bb..c08047d4e19 100644
--- a/doc/devices/drivers/drivers.rst
+++ b/doc/devices/drivers/drivers.rst
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ Then when the particular instance is declared:
   static struct my_driver_data_0;
 
   DEVICE_AND_API_INIT(my_driver_0, MY_DRIVER_0_NAME, my_driver_init,
-                      &my_driver_data_0, &my_driver_config_0, SECONDARY,
+                      &my_driver_data_0, &my_driver_config_0, POST_KERNEL,
                       MY_DRIVER_0_PRIORITY, &my_driver_api_funcs);
 
   #endif /* CONFIG_MY_DRIVER_0 */
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ executed. Any driver will specify one of five initialization levels:
 
 ``PRE_KERNEL_2``
         Used for devices that rely on the initialization of devices initialized
-        as part of the PRIMARY level. These devices cannot use any kernel
+        as part of the ``PRE_KERNEL_1`` level. These devices cannot use any kernel
         services during configuration, since the kernel services are not yet
         available. Init functions at this level run on the interrupt stack.
 
diff --git a/include/device.h b/include/device.h
index cbb20dba63d..eca994a9717 100644
--- a/include/device.h
+++ b/include/device.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * yet available.
  * \n
  * \li PRE_KERNEL_2: Used for devices that rely on the initialization of devices
- * initialized as part of the PRIMARY level. These devices cannot use any
+ * initialized as part of the PRE_KERNEL_1 level. These devices cannot use any
  * kernel services during configuration, since they are not yet available.
  * \n
  * \li POST_KERNEL: Used for devices that require kernel services during