diff --git a/tests/disp_dev/main.c b/tests/disp_dev/main.c
index b903af65f5..351181344b 100644
--- a/tests/disp_dev/main.c
+++ b/tests/disp_dev/main.c
@@ -60,16 +60,20 @@ int main(void)
     expect(max_height == 240);
 #endif
 
+    disp_dev_area_t area;
     for (uint16_t y = 0; y < max_height; ++y) {
-        disp_dev_map(disp_dev->dev, 0, max_width - 1, y, y, display_buffer);
+        area.x1 = 0;
+        area.x2 = max_width - 1;
+        area.y1 = y;
+        area.y2 = y;
+        disp_dev_map(disp_dev->dev, &area, display_buffer);
     }
 
-    disp_dev_map(
-        disp_dev->dev,
-        ((max_width - RIOT_LOGO_WIDTH) >> 1), ((max_width + RIOT_LOGO_WIDTH) >> 1) - 1,
-        ((max_height - RIOT_LOGO_HEIGHT) >> 1), ((max_height + RIOT_LOGO_HEIGHT) >> 1) - 1,
-        (const uint16_t *)picture
-    );
+    area.x1 = ((max_width - RIOT_LOGO_WIDTH) >> 1);
+    area.x2 = ((max_width + RIOT_LOGO_WIDTH) >> 1);
+    area.y1 = ((max_height - RIOT_LOGO_HEIGHT) >> 1);
+    area.y2 = ((max_height + RIOT_LOGO_HEIGHT) >> 1);
+    disp_dev_map(disp_dev->dev, &area, (const uint16_t *)picture);
 
     puts("SUCCESS");
 
diff --git a/tests/pkg_qr-code-generator/main.c b/tests/pkg_qr-code-generator/main.c
index f387dbdbea..a885098635 100644
--- a/tests/pkg_qr-code-generator/main.c
+++ b/tests/pkg_qr-code-generator/main.c
@@ -79,8 +79,12 @@ int main(void)
     const uint8_t h_offset = (disp_dev_height(disp_dev->dev) - (size * scale)) / 2;
 
     /* Clear the screen */
+    disp_dev_area_t area;
     for (uint16_t y = 0; y < disp_dev_height(disp_dev->dev); y ++) {
-        disp_dev_map(disp_dev->dev, 0, disp_dev_width(disp_dev->dev) - 1, y, y, display_buffer);
+        area.x1 = 0;
+        area.x2 = disp_dev_width(disp_dev->dev) - 1;
+        area.y1 = area.y2 = y;
+        disp_dev_map(disp_dev->dev, &area, display_buffer);
     }
 
     /* Prepare a subset of the display buffer for white tiles */
@@ -95,10 +99,11 @@ int main(void)
         for (int x = 0; x < size; x++) {
 #ifdef MODULE_DISP_DEV
             if (qrcodegen_getModule(qr0, x, y)) {
-                disp_dev_map(disp_dev->dev,
-                             w_offset + (x * scale), w_offset + ((x + 1)* scale) - 1,
-                             h_offset + (y * scale), h_offset + ((y + 1)* scale) - 1,
-                             display_buffer);
+                area.x1 = w_offset + (x * scale);
+                area.x2 = w_offset + ((x + 1)* scale) - 1;
+                area.y1 = h_offset + (y * scale);
+                area.y2 = h_offset + ((y + 1)* scale) - 1;
+                disp_dev_map(disp_dev->dev, &area, display_buffer);
             }
 #endif
             printf("%s", qrcodegen_getModule(qr0, x, y) ? "██" : "  ");