diff --git a/include/pm/state.h b/include/pm/state.h
index 21f71933727..50f906ba1ad 100644
--- a/include/pm/state.h
+++ b/include/pm/state.h
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ struct pm_state_info {
  * @return macro function to construct a pm_state_info
  */
 #define Z_PM_STATE_INFO_DT_ITEMS_LISTIFY_FUNC(child, node_id)		       \
-	PM_STATE_INFO_DT_ITEM(DT_PHANDLE_BY_IDX(node_id, cpu_power_states,     \
-						child))
+	PM_STATE_INFO_DT_INIT(DT_PHANDLE_BY_IDX(node_id, cpu_power_states,     \
+						child)),
 
 /**
  * @brief Macro function to construct enum pm_state item in UTIL_LISTIFY
@@ -184,18 +184,18 @@ struct pm_state_info {
 /** @endcond */
 
 /**
- * @brief Construct a pm_state_info from a DT node identifier.
+ * @brief Initializer for struct pm_state_info given a DT node identifier with
+ * zephyr,power-state compatible.
  *
  * @param node_id A node identifier with compatible zephyr,power-state
- * @return pm_state_info item for the given node.
  */
-#define PM_STATE_INFO_DT_ITEM(node_id)					       \
+#define PM_STATE_INFO_DT_INIT(node_id)					       \
 	{								       \
 		.state = DT_ENUM_IDX(node_id, power_state_name),	       \
 		.substate_id = DT_PROP_OR(node_id, substate_id, 0),	       \
 		.min_residency_us = DT_PROP_OR(node_id, min_residency_us, 0),  \
 		.exit_latency_us = DT_PROP_OR(node_id, exit_latency_us, 0),    \
-	},
+	}
 
 /**
  * @brief Construct a pm_state enum from a DT node identifier.