diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/gomach/gomach.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/gomach/gomach.h
index cd883fd4d3..60559a32b4 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/gomach/gomach.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/gomach/gomach.h
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ extern "C" {
  *
  * Sometimes in GoMacH, if a node finds RX ongoing when it is just about to
  * enter the next MAC state, it will set up a timeout for waiting this packet
- * reception complete with a timeout of this @ref GNRC_GOMACH_WAIT_RX_END_US
- * duration.
+ * reception complete with a timeout of this
+ * @ref CONFIG_GNRC_GOMACH_WAIT_RX_END_US duration.
  */
-#ifndef GNRC_GOMACH_WAIT_RX_END_US
-#define GNRC_GOMACH_WAIT_RX_END_US        (6U * US_PER_MS)
+#ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_GOMACH_WAIT_RX_END_US
+#define CONFIG_GNRC_GOMACH_WAIT_RX_END_US        (6U * US_PER_MS)
 #endif
 
 /**
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach.c
index e1b2dbb2ed..d29bf11bd7 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach.c
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ static bool _handle_in_t2u_send_preamble(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
         gnrc_gomach_clear_timeout(netif, GNRC_GOMACH_TIMEOUT_WAIT_RX_END);
 
         gnrc_gomach_set_timeout(netif, GNRC_GOMACH_TIMEOUT_WAIT_RX_END,
-                                GNRC_GOMACH_WAIT_RX_END_US);
+                                CONFIG_GNRC_GOMACH_WAIT_RX_END_US);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ static void _cp_listen_end(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
         netif->mac.prot.gomach.cp_extend_count++;
         gnrc_gomach_clear_timeout(netif, GNRC_GOMACH_TIMEOUT_WAIT_RX_END);
         gnrc_gomach_set_timeout(netif, GNRC_GOMACH_TIMEOUT_WAIT_RX_END,
-                                GNRC_GOMACH_WAIT_RX_END_US);
+                                CONFIG_GNRC_GOMACH_WAIT_RX_END_US);
     }
     else {
         gnrc_gomach_clear_timeout(netif, GNRC_GOMACH_TIMEOUT_WAIT_RX_END);
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ static void gomach_vtdma(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
         if (gnrc_gomach_get_netdev_state(netif) == NETOPT_STATE_RX) {
             gnrc_gomach_clear_timeout(netif, GNRC_GOMACH_TIMEOUT_WAIT_RX_END);
             gnrc_gomach_set_timeout(netif, GNRC_GOMACH_TIMEOUT_WAIT_RX_END,
-                                    GNRC_GOMACH_WAIT_RX_END_US);
+                                    CONFIG_GNRC_GOMACH_WAIT_RX_END_US);
             return;
         }