diff --git a/drivers/cc110x/cc110x_netdev.c b/drivers/cc110x/cc110x_netdev.c
index 981ef7888e..b42716482b 100644
--- a/drivers/cc110x/cc110x_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/cc110x/cc110x_netdev.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int cc110x_init(netdev_t *netdev)
      * cc110x_full_calibration
      */
     retval = cc110x_apply_config(dev, dev->params.config, dev->params.channels,
-                                 CC110X_DEFAULT_CHANNEL);
+                                 CONFIG_CC110X_DEFAULT_CHANNEL);
     if (retval) {
         gpio_irq_disable(dev->params.gdo0);
         gpio_irq_disable(dev->params.gdo2);
diff --git a/drivers/include/cc110x.h b/drivers/include/cc110x.h
index 7317a2adf8..4c3856d91d 100644
--- a/drivers/include/cc110x.h
+++ b/drivers/include/cc110x.h
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ extern "C" {
 /**
  * @brief The default channel to set up after initializing the device
  */
-#ifndef CC110X_DEFAULT_CHANNEL
-#define CC110X_DEFAULT_CHANNEL      (0U)
+#ifndef CONFIG_CC110X_DEFAULT_CHANNEL
+#define CONFIG_CC110X_DEFAULT_CHANNEL      (0U)
 #endif
 /** @} */
 
diff --git a/makefiles/default-radio-settings.inc.mk b/makefiles/default-radio-settings.inc.mk
index a09eb6d55e..1839b5d37b 100644
--- a/makefiles/default-radio-settings.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/default-radio-settings.inc.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ifndef CONFIG_KCONFIG_MODULE_IEEE802154
   ifneq (,$(DEFAULT_CHANNEL))
     ifneq (,$(filter cc110x,$(USEMODULE)))        # radio is cc110x sub-GHz
-      CFLAGS += -DCC110X_DEFAULT_CHANNEL=$(DEFAULT_CHANNEL)
+      CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_CC110X_DEFAULT_CHANNEL=$(DEFAULT_CHANNEL)
     endif
 
     ifneq (,$(filter at86rf212b,$(USEMODULE)))    # radio is IEEE 802.15.4 sub-GHz