diff --git a/drivers/sensors/bmi160_uorb.c b/drivers/sensors/bmi160_uorb.c
index 79e447e967..f4b8ab533d 100644
--- a/drivers/sensors/bmi160_uorb.c
+++ b/drivers/sensors/bmi160_uorb.c
@@ -593,8 +593,8 @@ static int bmi160_register_accel(int devno,
 
   /* BMI160 detects communication bus is SPI by rising edge of CS. */
 
-  bmi160_getreg8(priv, 0x7f);
-  bmi160_getreg8(priv, 0x7f); /* workaround: fail to switch SPI, run twice */
+  bmi160_getreg8(&priv->dev, 0x7f);
+  bmi160_getreg8(&priv->dev, 0x7f); /* workaround: fail to switch SPI, run twice */
   nxsig_usleep(200);
 
 #endif