diff --git a/include/zephyr/device.h b/include/zephyr/device.h
index 7cd17ac41e7c..ef01ea323f1b 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/device.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/device.h
@@ -1241,7 +1241,8 @@ device_get_dt_nodelabels(const struct device *dev)
 	static const Z_DECL_ALIGN(struct init_entry) __used __noasan Z_INIT_ENTRY_SECTION(         \
 		level, prio, Z_DEVICE_INIT_SUB_PRIO(node_id))                                      \
 		Z_INIT_ENTRY_NAME(DEVICE_NAME_GET(dev_id)) = {                                     \
-			.dev = (const struct device *)&DEVICE_NAME_GET(dev_id)                     \
+			.init_fn = NULL,                                                           \
+			.dev = (const struct device *)&DEVICE_NAME_GET(dev_id),                    \
 		}
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/zephyr/init.h b/include/zephyr/init.h
index 8d476e1a6456..c9526976dd88 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/init.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/init.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ struct init_entry {
 #define SYS_INIT_NAMED(name, init_fn_, level, prio)                                       \
 	static const Z_DECL_ALIGN(struct init_entry)                                      \
 		Z_INIT_ENTRY_SECTION(level, prio, 0) __used __noasan                      \
-		Z_INIT_ENTRY_NAME(name) = {.init_fn = (init_fn_)}                         \
+		Z_INIT_ENTRY_NAME(name) = {.init_fn = (init_fn_), .dev = NULL}            \
 
 /** @} */