diff --git a/cpu/kinetis_common/fault_handlers.c b/cpu/kinetis_common/fault_handlers.c
index 10126c2611..f05d56b6a8 100644
--- a/cpu/kinetis_common/fault_handlers.c
+++ b/cpu/kinetis_common/fault_handlers.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include "cpu.h"
 #include "panic.h"
 #include "fault_handlers.h"
 
@@ -56,5 +57,5 @@ void isr_debug_mon(void)
 
 void isr_unhandled(void)
 {
-    core_panic(PANIC_UNHANDLED_ISR, "UNHANDLED ISR");
+    core_panic(PANIC_DUMMY_HANDLER, "UNHANDLED ISR");
 }
diff --git a/cpu/kinetis_common/include/fault_handlers.h b/cpu/kinetis_common/include/fault_handlers.h
index 778cba8f55..9300d727a1 100644
--- a/cpu/kinetis_common/include/fault_handlers.h
+++ b/cpu/kinetis_common/include/fault_handlers.h
@@ -63,20 +63,6 @@ void isr_debug_mon(void);
  */
 void isr_unhandled(void);
 
-/**
- * @brief Definition of different panic modes
- */
-typedef enum {
-    PANIC_NMI_HANDLER,       /**< non maskable interrupt */
-    PANIC_HARD_FAULT,        /**< hard fault */
-    PANIC_MEM_MANAGE,        /**< memory controller interrupt */
-    PANIC_BUS_FAULT,         /**< bus fault */
-    PANIC_USAGE_FAULT,       /**< undefined instruction or unaligned access */
-    PANIC_DEBUG_MON,         /**< debug interrupt */
-    PANIC_UNHANDLED_ISR,     /**< unhandled interrupt */
-} panic_t;
-
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif