diff --git a/app/src/ext_power_generic.c b/app/src/ext_power_generic.c
index 1df831a79293..1f2e0d79028a 100644
--- a/app/src/ext_power_generic.c
+++ b/app/src/ext_power_generic.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static const struct ext_power_generic_config config = {
     .label = DT_INST_GPIO_LABEL(0, control_gpios),
     .pin = DT_INST_GPIO_PIN(0, control_gpios),
     .flags = DT_INST_GPIO_FLAGS(0, control_gpios),
-    COND_CODE_0(DT_INST_NODE_HAS_PROP(0, init_delay_ms), (0), (DT_INST_PROP(0, init_delay_ms)))};
+    .init_delay_ms = DT_INST_PROP_OR(0, init_delay_ms, 0)};
 
 static struct ext_power_generic_data data = {
     .status = false,