diff --git a/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/main.c b/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/main.c
index 06c7bf4917..1a5f12f9a7 100644
--- a/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/main.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int main(void)
 
     /* register the pktdump thread */
     puts("Register the packet dump thread for GNRC_NETTYPE_UNDEF packets");
-    dump.pid = gnrc_pktdump_getpid();
+    dump.pid = gnrc_pktdump_pid;
     dump.demux_ctx = GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL;
     gnrc_netreg_register(GNRC_NETTYPE_UNDEF, &dump);
 
diff --git a/tests/driver_kw2xrf/main.c b/tests/driver_kw2xrf/main.c
index 2591bdfdd0..199e8f9189 100644
--- a/tests/driver_kw2xrf/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_kw2xrf/main.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int main(void)
 
     /* register the pktdump thread */
     puts("Register the packet dump thread for GNRC_NETTYPE_UNDEF packets");
-    dump.pid = gnrc_pktdump_getpid();
+    dump.pid = gnrc_pktdump_pid;
     dump.demux_ctx = GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL;
     gnrc_netreg_register(GNRC_NETTYPE_UNDEF, &dump);
 
diff --git a/tests/driver_nrfmin/main.c b/tests/driver_nrfmin/main.c
index 5dadfc3bd4..15cf9e2070 100644
--- a/tests/driver_nrfmin/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_nrfmin/main.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int main(void)
     gnrc_nomac_init(nomac_stack, sizeof(nomac_stack), 5, "nomac", &dev);
 
     /* initialize packet dumper */
-    netobj.pid = gnrc_pktdump_getpid();
+    netobj.pid = gnrc_pktdump_pid;
     netobj.demux_ctx = GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL;
     gnrc_netreg_register(GNRC_NETTYPE_UNDEF, &netobj);
 
diff --git a/tests/driver_xbee/main.c b/tests/driver_xbee/main.c
index bf0641ae67..d9cc6a5f92 100644
--- a/tests/driver_xbee/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_xbee/main.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int main(void)
     puts("Xbee S1 device driver test");
 
     /* initialize and register pktdump */
-    dump.pid = gnrc_pktdump_getpid();
+    dump.pid = gnrc_pktdump_pid;
     if (dump.pid <= KERNEL_PID_UNDEF) {
         puts("Error starting pktdump thread");
         return -1;
diff --git a/tests/slip/main.c b/tests/slip/main.c
index a600fa2a54..ee718cf99e 100644
--- a/tests/slip/main.c
+++ b/tests/slip/main.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int main(void)
     puts("SLIP test");
 
     /* initialize and register pktdump */
-    dump.pid = gnrc_pktdump_getpid();
+    dump.pid = gnrc_pktdump_pid;
     dump.demux_ctx = GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL;
 
     if (dump.pid <= KERNEL_PID_UNDEF) {
diff --git a/tests/zep/main.c b/tests/zep/main.c
index da9aacbed4..d34bb6131b 100644
--- a/tests/zep/main.c
+++ b/tests/zep/main.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int main(void)
     puts("ZEP module test");
 
     /* initialize and register pktdump */
-    dump.pid = gnrc_pktdump_getpid();
+    dump.pid = gnrc_pktdump_pid;
 
     if (dump.pid <= KERNEL_PID_UNDEF) {
         puts("Error starting pktdump thread");