diff --git a/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c b/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
index b027be0b0b6f..ac8226db54e2 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
@@ -20,26 +20,31 @@
                                 NFC_PROTO_ISO14443_MASK | \
                                 NFC_PROTO_ISO14443_B_MASK | \
                                 NFC_PROTO_ISO15693_MASK)
+#define NCIDEV_RUNNING 0