diff --git a/drivers/counter/counter_mcux_qtmr.c b/drivers/counter/counter_mcux_qtmr.c
index fed3c3cca3..2674f9f7db 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/counter_mcux_qtmr.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/counter_mcux_qtmr.c
@@ -98,13 +98,14 @@ static void mcux_qtmr_isr(const struct device *timers[])
 	}
 }
 
-#define ADD_TIMER(node_id, n) timers_##n[DT_PROP(node_id, channel)] = DEVICE_DT_GET(node_id);
+#define INIT_TIMER(node_id) [DT_PROP(node_id, channel)] = DEVICE_DT_GET(node_id),
 
 #define QTMR_DEVICE_INIT_MCUX(n)							\
-	static const struct device *timers_##n[4];					\
+	static const struct device *const timers_##n[4] = {				\
+		DT_FOREACH_CHILD_STATUS_OKAY(DT_DRV_INST(n), INIT_TIMER)		\
+	};										\
 	static int init_irq_##n(const struct device *dev)				\
 	{										\
-		DT_FOREACH_CHILD_STATUS_OKAY_VARGS(DT_DRV_INST(n), ADD_TIMER, n)	\
 		IRQ_CONNECT(DT_INST_IRQN(n), DT_INST_IRQ(n, priority), mcux_qtmr_isr,	\
 				timers_##n, 0);						\
 		irq_enable(DT_INST_IRQN(n));						\