diff --git a/boards/spark-core/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/spark-core/include/periph_conf.h
index 47cdffa9c0..117dd66b43 100644
--- a/boards/spark-core/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/spark-core/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 #define CLOCK_AHB_DIV       RCC_CFGR_HPRE_DIV1      /* AHB clock -> 72MHz */
 #define CLOCK_APB2_DIV      RCC_CFGR_PPRE2_DIV1     /* APB2 clock -> 72MHz */
 #define CLOCK_APB1_DIV      RCC_CFGR_PPRE1_DIV2     /* APB1 clock -> 36MHz */
+/* resulting bus clocks */
+#define CLOCK_APB1          (CLOCK_CORECLOCK / 2)
+#define CLOCK_APB2          (CLOCK_CORECLOCK)
 /* configuration of flash access cycles */
 #define CLOCK_FLASH_LATENCY FLASH_ACR_LATENCY_2
 /** @} */
@@ -70,19 +73,20 @@ static const timer_conf_t timer_config[] = {
  * @brief UART configuration
  * @{
  */
-#define UART_NUMOF          (1U)
-#define UART_0_EN           1
-#define UART_IRQ_PRIO       1
+static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
+    {
+        .dev     = USART2,
+        .rx_pin  = GPIO_PIN(PORT_A, 3),
+        .tx_pin  = GPIO_PIN(PORT_A, 2),
+        .rcc_pin = RCC_APB1ENR_USART2EN,
+        .bus     = APB1,
+        .irqn    = USART2_IRQn
+    }
+};
 
-/* UART 0 device configuration */
-#define UART_0_DEV          USART2
-#define UART_0_CLKEN()      (RCC->APB1ENR |= RCC_APB1ENR_USART2EN)
-#define UART_0_IRQ          USART2_IRQn
 #define UART_0_ISR          isr_usart2
-#define UART_0_BUS_FREQ     (CLOCK_CORECLOCK/2)
-/* UART 0 pin configuration */
-#define UART_0_RX_PIN       GPIO_PIN(PORT_A,3)
-#define UART_0_TX_PIN       GPIO_PIN(PORT_A,2)
+
+#define UART_NUMOF          (sizeof(uart_config) / sizeof(uart_config[0]))
 /** @} */
 
 /**