diff --git a/drivers/include/mtd_emulated.h b/drivers/include/mtd_emulated.h
index 6e0195e3bc56..d7e71dddfa8b 100644
--- a/drivers/include/mtd_emulated.h
+++ b/drivers/include/mtd_emulated.h
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ extern "C" {
         .size = sc * pps * ps,                          \
         .memory = _mtd_emulated_memory ## n,            \
         .init_done = false,                             \
-    }                                                   \
+    } ;                                                 \
+                                                        \
+    XFA(mtd_dev_xfa, 0) mtd_dev_t CONCAT(*mtd_emulated, n) = (mtd_dev_t *)&mtd_emulated_dev ## n
 
 #if MODULE_VFS_AUTO_MOUNT || DOXYGEN
 /**