diff --git a/drivers/led/led_pwm.c b/drivers/led/led_pwm.c
index e0c05ba33d8..0846d7faecb 100644
--- a/drivers/led/led_pwm.c
+++ b/drivers/led/led_pwm.c
@@ -232,13 +232,9 @@ static const struct led_pwm_config led_pwm_config_##id = {	\
 								\
 static struct led_pwm_data led_pwm_data_##id;			\
 								\
-DEVICE_DEFINE(led_pwm_##id,					\
-		    DT_INST_PROP_OR(id, label, "LED_PWM_"#id),	\
-		    &led_pwm_init,				\
-		    led_pwm_pm_control,				\
-		    &led_pwm_data_##id,				\
-		    &led_pwm_config_##id,			\
-		    POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_LED_INIT_PRIORITY,	\
-		    &led_pwm_api);
+DEVICE_DT_INST_DEFINE(id, &led_pwm_init, led_pwm_pm_control,	\
+		      &led_pwm_data_##id, &led_pwm_config_##id,	\
+		      POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_LED_INIT_PRIORITY,	\
+		      &led_pwm_api);
 
 DT_INST_FOREACH_STATUS_OKAY(LED_PWM_DEVICE)
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_pwm/src/main.c b/samples/drivers/led_pwm/src/main.c
index 5a30f9404a8..109ed868f78 100644
--- a/samples/drivers/led_pwm/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/drivers/led_pwm/src/main.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(main, CONFIG_LOG_DEFAULT_LEVEL);
 
 #if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_INST(0, pwm_leds), okay)
 #define LED_PWM_NODE_ID		DT_INST(0, pwm_leds)
-#define LED_PWM_DEV_NAME	DT_INST_PROP_OR(0, label, "LED_PWM_0")
+#define LED_PWM_DEV_NAME	DEVICE_DT_NAME(LED_PWM_NODE_ID)
 #else
 #error "No LED PWM device found"
 #endif