diff --git a/soc/arm/nuvoton_npcx/common/scfg.c b/soc/arm/nuvoton_npcx/common/scfg.c
index af5343e7e1a..fd287ce66e6 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nuvoton_npcx/common/scfg.c
+++ b/soc/arm/nuvoton_npcx/common/scfg.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/gpio.h>
 #include <zephyr/dt-bindings/pinctrl/npcx-pinctrl.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>