diff --git a/src/drivers/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.cpp b/src/drivers/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.cpp
index fa23151b28..5db810f044 100644
--- a/src/drivers/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/lis3mdl/lis3mdl.cpp
@@ -352,6 +352,10 @@ LIS3MDL::LIS3MDL(device::Device *interface, const char *path, enum Rotation rota
 	_temperature_error_count(0),
 	_check_state_cnt(0)
 {
+	// set the device type from the interface
+	_device_id.devid_s.bus_type = _interface->get_device_bus_type();
+	_device_id.devid_s.bus = _interface->get_device_bus();
+	_device_id.devid_s.address = _interface->get_device_address();
 	_device_id.devid_s.devtype = DRV_MAG_DEVTYPE_LIS3MDL;
 
 	// enable debug() calls