diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/gnrc_ipv6.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/gnrc_ipv6.c
index 9e1bd1b159..0b3686d555 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/gnrc_ipv6.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/gnrc_ipv6.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static void _send_to_iface(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN
-    if (gnrc_netif_is_6ln(netif)) {
+    if (gnrc_netif_is_6lo(netif)) {
         DEBUG("ipv6: send to 6LoWPAN instead\n");
         if (!gnrc_netapi_dispatch_send(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN, GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL, pkt)) {
             DEBUG("ipv6: no 6LoWPAN thread found\n");