diff --git a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/include/cxd56_isx012.h b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/include/cxd56_isx012.h
index 639bf9842ad..f11da1b1fb1 100644
--- a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/include/cxd56_isx012.h
+++ b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/include/cxd56_isx012.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include <nuttx/config.h>
+#include <nuttx/video/isx012.h>
+#include <nuttx/video/video.h>
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Types
diff --git a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/src/cxd56_bringup.c b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/src/cxd56_bringup.c
index 3d9e9105e5b..a7b94eb4fad 100644
--- a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/src/cxd56_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/src/cxd56_bringup.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 #include <nuttx/arch.h>
 #include <nuttx/board.h>
+#include <nuttx/board.h>
 #include <arch/board/board.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RNDIS
@@ -326,6 +327,21 @@ int cxd56_bringup(void)
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_ISX012
+  ret = board_isx012_initialize(IMAGER_I2C);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      _err("ERROR: Failed to initialize ISX012 board. %d\n", errno);
+    }
+
+  g_video_devops = isx012_initialize();
+  if (g_video_devops == NULL)
+    {
+      _err("ERROR: Failed to populate ISX012 devops. %d\n", errno);
+      ret = ERROR;
+    }
+#endif /* CONFIG_VIDEO_ISX012 */
+
   /* In order to prevent Hi-Z from being input to the SD Card controller,
    * Initialize SDIO pins to GPIO low output with internal pull-down.
    */
diff --git a/drivers/video/video.c b/drivers/video/video.c
index f8e1845b39f..228e1d44d94 100644
--- a/drivers/video/video.c
+++ b/drivers/video/video.c
@@ -236,8 +236,6 @@ static const struct file_operations g_video_fops =
   0                         /* unlink */
 };
 
-static FAR const struct video_devops_s *g_video_devops;
-
 static bool is_initialized = false;
 
 /****************************************************************************
diff --git a/include/nuttx/video/video.h b/include/nuttx/video/video.h
index 2123112c4ae..006699e00b9 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/video/video.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/video/video.h
@@ -618,6 +618,8 @@ struct v4l2_ext_controls
   struct v4l2_ext_control *controls;   /* each control information    */
 };
 
+FAR const struct video_devops_s *g_video_devops;
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/