diff --git a/examples/cord_epsim/main.c b/examples/cord_epsim/main.c
index 03ffa95776..a55d7cf4ab 100644
--- a/examples/cord_epsim/main.c
+++ b/examples/cord_epsim/main.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int main(void)
         else if (res == CORD_EPSIM_ERROR) {
             puts("error: unable to trigger simple registration process");
         }
-        xtimer_sleep(CORD_UPDATE_INTERVAL);
+        xtimer_sleep(CONFIG_CORD_UPDATE_INTERVAL);
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/sys/include/net/cord/config.h b/sys/include/net/cord/config.h
index 25cb2ea884..dd855f9a22 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/cord/config.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/cord/config.h
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ extern "C" {
 /**
  * @brief   Default client update interval (default is 3/4 the lifetime)
  */
-#ifndef CORD_UPDATE_INTERVAL
-#define CORD_UPDATE_INTERVAL    ((CONFIG_CORD_LT / 4) * 3)
+#ifndef CONFIG_CORD_UPDATE_INTERVAL
+#define CONFIG_CORD_UPDATE_INTERVAL    ((CONFIG_CORD_LT / 4) * 3)
 #endif
 
 /**
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/cord/ep/cord_ep_standalone.c b/sys/net/application_layer/cord/ep/cord_ep_standalone.c
index 1031453c9f..1d38f9d78c 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/cord/ep/cord_ep_standalone.c
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/cord/ep/cord_ep_standalone.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #define UPDATE_TIMEOUT      (0xe537)
 
-#define TIMEOUT_US          ((uint64_t)(CORD_UPDATE_INTERVAL * US_PER_SEC))
+#define TIMEOUT_US          ((uint64_t)(CONFIG_CORD_UPDATE_INTERVAL * US_PER_SEC))
 
 static char _stack[STACKSIZE];