diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile b/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile
index b2fbc03e07..349b8ca4a9 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_nettest,$(USEMODULE)))
   DIRS += nettest
 endif
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_mac,$(USEMODULE)))
-  DIRS += link_layer/gnrc_mac
+  DIRS += link_layer/mac
 endif
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_pkt,$(USEMODULE)))
   DIRS += pkt
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gnrc_mac/Makefile b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/mac/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gnrc_mac/Makefile
rename to sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/mac/Makefile
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gnrc_mac/internal.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/mac/internal.c
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gnrc_mac/internal.c
rename to sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/mac/internal.c
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gnrc_mac/timeout.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/mac/timeout.c
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gnrc_mac/timeout.c
rename to sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/mac/timeout.c