diff --git a/cpu/esp32/doc.txt b/cpu/esp32/doc.txt
index 5654cb4115..55b3280935 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/doc.txt
+++ b/cpu/esp32/doc.txt
@@ -1561,8 +1561,8 @@ Furthermore, the following configuration parameters have to be defined:
 
 Parameter           | Default                   | Description
 :-------------------|:--------------------------|:------------
-#ESP_WIFI_SSID      | "RIOT_AP"                 | SSID of the AP to be used.
-#ESP_WIFI_PASS      | -                         | Passphrase used for the AP as clear text (max. 64 chars).
+#WIFI_SSID          | "RIOT_AP"                 | SSID of the AP to be used.
+#WIFI_PASS          | -                         | Passphrase used for the AP as clear text (max. 64 chars).
 #ESP_WIFI_STACKSIZE | #THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT | Stack size used for the WiFi netdev driver thread.
 
 </center><br>
@@ -1573,14 +1573,14 @@ line, for example:
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 USEMODULE=esp_wifi \
-CFLAGS='-DESP_WIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DESP_WIFI_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\"' \
+CFLAGS='-DWIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DWIFI_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\"' \
 make -C examples/gnrc_networking BOARD=...
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 @note
 - Module `esp_wifi` is not enabled automatically when module
 `netdev_default` is used.
-- Leave 'ESP_WIFI_PASS' undefined to connect to an open WiFi access point.
+- Leave 'WIFI_PASS' undefined to connect to an open WiFi access point.
 - The Wifi network interface (module `esp_wifi`) and the
 [ESP-NOW network interface](#esp32_esp_now_network_interface) (module `esp_now`)
 can be used simultaneously, for example, to realize a border router for
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ following configuration parameters have to be defined:
 
 Parameter           | Default   | Description
 :-------------------|:----------|:------------
-#ESP_WIFI_SSID      | "RIOT_AP" | SSID of the AP to be used.
+#WIFI_SSID      | "RIOT_AP" | SSID of the AP to be used.
 ESP_WIFI_EAP_ID     | none      | Optional anonymous identity used in phase 1 (outer) EAP authentication.[1]
 ESP_WIFI_EAP_USER   | none      | User name used in phase 2 (inner) EAP authentication.
 ESP_WIFI_EAP_PASS   | none      | Password used in phase 2 (inner) EAP authentication.
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ line, for example:
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 USEMODULE=esp_wifi_enterprise \
-CFLAGS='-DESP_WIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DESP_WIFI_EAP_ID=\"anonymous\" -DESP_WIFI_EAP_USER=\"MyUserName\" -DESP_WIFI_EAP_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\"' \
+CFLAGS='-DWIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DESP_WIFI_EAP_ID=\"anonymous\" -DESP_WIFI_EAP_USER=\"MyUserName\" -DESP_WIFI_EAP_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\"' \
 make -C examples/gnrc_networking BOARD=...
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -1660,8 +1660,8 @@ The following parameters can be configured:
 
 Parameter                 | Default                   | Description
 :-------------------------|:--------------------------|:-------------
-#ESP_WIFI_SSID            | "RIOT_AP"                 | Static SSID definition for the SoftAP
-#ESP_WIFI_PASS            | none                      | The password for the WiFi SoftAP network interface.[1]
+#WIFI_SSID                | "RIOT_AP"                 | Static SSID definition for the SoftAP
+#WIFI_PASS                | none                      | The password for the WiFi SoftAP network interface.[1]
 #ESP_WIFI_SSID_DYNAMIC    | 0                         | Defines whether dynamic SSID is used for the SoftAP [2].
 #ESP_WIFI_SSID_HIDDEN     | 0                         | Defines whether the SoftAP SSID should be hidden.
 #ESP_WIFI_MAX_CONN        | 4                         | The maximum number of connections for the SoftAP.
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ Parameter                 | Default                   | Description
 [1] If no password is provided, the interface will be "open", otherwise it
     uses WPA2-PSK authentication mode.<br>
 [2] If `#ESP_WIFI_SSID_DYNAMIC` is set to 1, a dynamic SSID is generated for the
-    SoftAP by extending the defined SSID (`ESP_WIFI_SSID`) with the MAC address
+    SoftAP by extending the defined SSID (`WIFI_SSID`) with the MAC address
     of the SoftAP interface used, e.g.: `RIOT_AP_aabbccddeeff`
 
 These configuration parameter definitions, as well as enabling the `esp_wifi_ap`
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ line, for example:
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 USEMODULE=esp_wifi_ap \
-CFLAGS='-DESP_WIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DESP_WIFI_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\" -DESP_WIFI_MAX_CONN=1' \
+CFLAGS='-DWIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DWIFI_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\" -DESP_WIFI_MAX_CONN=1' \
 make -C examples/gnrc_networking BOARD=...
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/cpu/esp8266/doc.txt b/cpu/esp8266/doc.txt
index e451fa6d23..2c084e2175 100644
--- a/cpu/esp8266/doc.txt
+++ b/cpu/esp8266/doc.txt
@@ -717,8 +717,8 @@ Furthermore, the following configuration parameters have to be defined:
 
 Parameter           | Default                   | Description
 :-------------------|:--------------------------|:------------
-#ESP_WIFI_SSID      | "RIOT_AP"                 | SSID of the AP to be used.
-#ESP_WIFI_PASS      | -                         | Passphrase used for the AP as clear text (max. 64 chars).
+#WIFI_SSID          | "RIOT_AP"                 | SSID of the AP to be used.
+#WIFI_PASS          | -                         | Passphrase used for the AP as clear text (max. 64 chars).
 #ESP_WIFI_STACKSIZE | #THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT |Stack size used for the WiFi netdev driver thread.
 
 </center>
@@ -729,14 +729,14 @@ line, e.g.:
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 USEMODULE=esp_wifi \
-CFLAGS='-DESP_WIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DESP_WIFI_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\"' \
+CFLAGS='-DWIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DWIFI_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\"' \
 make -C examples/gnrc_networking BOARD=...
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 @note
 - Module `esp_wifi` is not enabled automatically when module
 `netdev_default` is used.
-- Leave `ESP_WIFI_PASS` undefined to connect to an open WiFi access point.
+- Leave `WIFI_PASS` undefined to connect to an open WiFi access point.
 - The Wifi network interface (module `esp_wifi`) and the
 [ESP-NOW network interface](#esp8266_esp_now_network_interface)
 (module `esp_now`) can be used simultaneously, for example, to realize a
@@ -758,8 +758,8 @@ The following parameters can be configured:
 
 Parameter                 | Default                   | Description
 :-------------------------|:--------------------------|:-------------
-#ESP_WIFI_SSID            | "RIOT_AP"                 | Static SSID definition for the SoftAP
-#ESP_WIFI_PASS            | none                      | The password for the WiFi SoftAP network interface.[1]
+#WIFI_SSID                | "RIOT_AP"                 | Static SSID definition for the SoftAP
+#WIFI_PASS                | none                      | The password for the WiFi SoftAP network interface.[1]
 #ESP_WIFI_SSID_DYNAMIC    | 0                         | Defines whether dynamic SSID is used for the SoftAP [2].
 #ESP_WIFI_SSID_HIDDEN     | 0                         | Defines whether the SoftAP SSID should be hidden.
 #ESP_WIFI_MAX_CONN        | 4                         | The maximum number of connections for the SoftAP.
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ Parameter                 | Default                   | Description
 [1] If no password is provided, the interface will be "open", otherwise it
     uses WPA2-PSK authentication mode.<br>
 [2] If #ESP_WIFI_SSID_DYNAMIC is set to 1, a dynamic SSID is generated for the
-    SoftAP by extending the defined SSID (`ESP_WIFI_SSID`) with the MAC address
+    SoftAP by extending the defined SSID (`WIFI_SSID`) with the MAC address
     of the SoftAP interface used, e.g.: `RIOT_AP_aabbccddeeff`
 
 These configuration parameter definitions, as well as enabling the `esp_wifi_ap`
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ line, for example:
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 USEMODULE=esp_wifi_ap \
-CFLAGS='-DESP_WIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DESP_WIFI_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\" -DESP_WIFI_MAX_CONN=1' \
+CFLAGS='-DWIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DWIFI_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\" -DESP_WIFI_MAX_CONN=1' \
 make -C examples/gnrc_networking BOARD=...
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/doc.txt b/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/doc.txt
index 670698cfb5..7c877a11f7 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/doc.txt
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/doc.txt
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ Furthermore, the following configuration parameters have to be defined:
 
 Parameter          | Default                   | Description
 :------------------|:--------------------------|:------------
-ESP_WIFI_SSID      | "RIOT_AP"                 | SSID of the AP to be used.
-ESP_WIFI_PASS      | -                         | Passphrase used for the AP as clear text (max. 64 chars).
+WIFI_SSID          | "RIOT_AP"                 | SSID of the AP to be used.
+WIFI_PASS          | -                         | Passphrase used for the AP as clear text (max. 64 chars).
 ESP_WIFI_STACKSIZE | #THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT | Stack size used for the WiFi netdev driver thread.
 
 </center>
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ line, for example:
 
 ```
 USEMODULE=esp_wifi \
-CFLAGS='-DESP_WIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DESP_WIFI_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\"' \
+CFLAGS='-DWIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DWIFI_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\"' \
 make -C examples/gnrc_networking BOARD=...
 ```
 
 @note
 - Module `esp_wifi` is not enabled automatically when module
 `netdev_default` is used.
-- Leave 'ESP_WIFI_PASS' undefined to connect to an open WiFi access point.
+- Leave 'WIFI_PASS' undefined to connect to an open WiFi access point.
 - The Wifi network interface (module `esp_wifi`) and the
 ESP-NOW network interface (module `esp_now`)
 can be used simultaneously, for example, to realize a border router for
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ following configuration parameters have to be defined:
 
 Parameter          | Default   | Description
 :------------------|:----------|:------------
-ESP_WIFI_SSID      | "RIOT_AP" | SSID of the AP to be used.
+WIFI_SSID      | "RIOT_AP" | SSID of the AP to be used.
 ESP_WIFI_EAP_ID    | none      | Optional anonymous identity used in phase 1 (outer) EAP authentication. If it is not defined, the user name defined for phase 2 (inner) EAP authentication is used as idendity in phase 1.
 ESP_WIFI_EAP_USER  | none      | User name used in phase 2 (inner) EAP authentication.
 ESP_WIFI_EAP_PASS  | none      | Password used in phase 2 (inner) EAP authentication.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ line, for example:
 
 ```
 USEMODULE=esp_wifi_enterprise \
-CFLAGS='-DESP_WIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DESP_WIFI_EAP_ID=\"anonymous\" -DESP_WIFI_EAP_USER=\"MyUserName\" -DESP_WIFI_EAP_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\"' \
+CFLAGS='-DWIFI_SSID=\"MySSID\" -DESP_WIFI_EAP_ID=\"anonymous\" -DESP_WIFI_EAP_USER=\"MyUserName\" -DESP_WIFI_EAP_PASS=\"MyPassphrase\"' \
 make -C examples/gnrc_networking BOARD=...
 ```
 
diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_netdev.c b/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_netdev.c
index f496e2d83a..31c3f93604 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_netdev.c
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_netdev.c
@@ -797,9 +797,9 @@ static const netdev_driver_t _esp_wifi_driver =
  */
 static wifi_config_t wifi_config_sta = {
     .sta = {
-        .ssid = ESP_WIFI_SSID,
-#if !defined(MODULE_ESP_WIFI_ENTERPRISE) && defined(ESP_WIFI_PASS)
-        .password = ESP_WIFI_PASS,
+        .ssid = WIFI_SSID,
+#if !defined(MODULE_ESP_WIFI_ENTERPRISE) && defined(WIFI_PASS)
+        .password = WIFI_PASS,
 #endif
         .channel = 0,
         .scan_method = WIFI_ALL_CHANNEL_SCAN,
@@ -830,12 +830,12 @@ static wifi_config_t wifi_config_sta = {
  */
 static wifi_config_t wifi_config_ap = {
     .ap = {
-#ifdef ESP_WIFI_SSID
-        .ssid = ESP_WIFI_SSID,
-        .ssid_len = ARRAY_SIZE(ESP_WIFI_SSID) - 1,
+#ifdef WIFI_SSID
+        .ssid = WIFI_SSID,
+        .ssid_len = sizeof(WIFI_SSID) - 1,
 #endif
-#ifdef ESP_WIFI_PASS
-        .password = ESP_WIFI_PASS,
+#ifdef WIFI_PASS
+        .password = WIFI_PASS,
         .authmode = WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK,
 #else
         .authmode = WIFI_AUTH_OPEN,
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ void esp_wifi_setup (esp_wifi_netdev_t* dev)
     uint8_t mac[ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN];
     esp_wifi_get_mac(ESP_MAC_WIFI_SOFTAP, mac);
     sprintf((char*)wifi_config_ap.ap.ssid, "%s_%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
-            ESP_WIFI_SSID, mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]);
+            WIFI_SSID, mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]);
     wifi_config_ap.ap.ssid_len = strlen((char*)wifi_config_ap.ap.ssid);
 #endif /* IS_ACTIVE(ESP_WIFI_SSID_DYNAMIC) */
     /* set the SoftAP configuration */
diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_params.h b/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_params.h
index 60c30ac1b9..a9d862b255 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_params.h
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_params.h
@@ -44,15 +44,23 @@
 /**
  * @brief   SSID of the AP to be used.
  */
-#ifndef ESP_WIFI_SSID
-#define ESP_WIFI_SSID       "RIOT_AP"
+#ifndef WIFI_SSID
+#ifdef ESP_WIFI_SSID
+#define WIFI_SSID           ESP_WIFI_SSID
+#else
+#define WIFI_SSID           "RIOT_AP"
+#endif
 #endif
 
 /**
  * @brief   Passphrase used for the AP as clear text (max. 64 chars).
  */
 #ifdef DOXYGEN
-#define ESP_WIFI_PASS       "ThisistheRIOTporttoESP"
+#define WIFI_PASS           "ThisistheRIOTporttoESP"
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(WIFI_PASS) && defined(ESP_WIFI_PASS)
+#define WIFI_PASS           ESP_WIFI_PASS
 #endif
 
 #if defined(MODULE_ESP_WIFI_AP) || defined(DOXYGEN)
@@ -61,7 +69,7 @@
  * @brief   Use dynamic SSID for the SoftAP
  *
  * If set to 1, the SSID for the SoftAP is generated dynamically by extending
- * the defined SSID (`ESP_WIFI_SSID`) with the MAC address of the SoftAP
+ * the defined SSID (`WIFI_SSID`) with the MAC address of the SoftAP
  * interface used, e.g.: `RIOT_AP_aabbccddeeff`
  */
 #ifndef ESP_WIFI_SSID_DYNAMIC
diff --git a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.wifi.conf b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.wifi.conf
index 5d34ef71a6..617c8258c7 100644
--- a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.wifi.conf
+++ b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.wifi.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-CFLAGS += -DESP_WIFI_SSID=\"$(WIFI_SSID)\"
-CFLAGS += -DESP_WIFI_PASS=\"$(WIFI_PASS)\"
+CFLAGS += -DWIFI_SSID=\"$(WIFI_SSID)\"
+CFLAGS += -DWIFI_PASS=\"$(WIFI_PASS)\"
diff --git a/examples/paho-mqtt/Makefile b/examples/paho-mqtt/Makefile
index fe47ad90fb..1fddbd2375 100644
--- a/examples/paho-mqtt/Makefile
+++ b/examples/paho-mqtt/Makefile
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
 
 ifneq (,$(filter arch_esp,$(FEATURES_USED)))
-  CFLAGS += -DESP_WIFI_SSID=\"$(WIFI_SSID)\"
-  CFLAGS += -DESP_WIFI_PASS=\"$(WIFI_PASS)\"
+  CFLAGS += -DWIFI_SSID=\"$(WIFI_SSID)\"
+  CFLAGS += -DWIFI_PASS=\"$(WIFI_PASS)\"
 endif
diff --git a/tests/nimble_esp_wifi_coexist/README.md b/tests/nimble_esp_wifi_coexist/README.md
index 883b9c3a48..c947ef06c8 100644
--- a/tests/nimble_esp_wifi_coexist/README.md
+++ b/tests/nimble_esp_wifi_coexist/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ESP32x WiFi interface simultaneously.
 
 Comile and flash the application with command
 ```
-CFLAGS='-DESP_WIFI_SSID=\"myssid\" -DESP_WIFI_PASS=\"mypass\"'
+CFLAGS='-DWIFI_SSID=\"myssid\" -DWIFI_PASS=\"mypass\"'
 BOARD=esp32-wroom-32 make -C tests/nimble_esp_wifi_coexist flash term
 ```
 Once the test application is flashed and the WiFi connection is established,