diff --git a/drivers/802.15.4/cc2520.c b/drivers/802.15.4/cc2520.c
index 2492999df73..5cd20319cb0 100644
--- a/drivers/802.15.4/cc2520.c
+++ b/drivers/802.15.4/cc2520.c
@@ -1254,4 +1254,4 @@ static int cc2520_init(struct device *dev)
 
 DEVICE_INIT(cc2520, CONFIG_CC2520_DRV_NAME,
 	    cc2520_init, NULL, &cc2520_config,
-	    NANOKERNEL, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+	    APPLICATION, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);