diff --git a/app/src/kscan_sideband_behaviors.c b/app/src/kscan_sideband_behaviors.c
index 9f38e0fbcfa..c6a91cc1c09 100644
--- a/app/src/kscan_sideband_behaviors.c
+++ b/app/src/kscan_sideband_behaviors.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static const struct kscan_driver_api ksbb_api = {
     struct ksbb_data ksbb_data_##n = {};                                                           \
     PM_DEVICE_DT_INST_DEFINE(n, ksbb_pm_action);                                                   \
     DEVICE_DT_INST_DEFINE(n, ksbb_init, PM_DEVICE_DT_INST_GET(n), &ksbb_data_##n,                  \
-                          &ksbb_config_##n, POST_KERNEL,                                           \
+                          &ksbb_config_##n, APPLICATION,                                           \
                           CONFIG_ZMK_KSCAN_SIDEBAND_BEHAVIORS_INIT_PRIORITY, &ksbb_api);
 
 DT_INST_FOREACH_STATUS_OKAY(KSBB_INST)