diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/sixlowpan.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/sixlowpan.h
index 54a0ecf79a..836d4d50d9 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/sixlowpan.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/sixlowpan.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
  *      directly after decompression. If @ref sixlowpan_iphc_is() is false, reassembly is handled
  *      completely as described in (1). It is assumed that a fragment can fit a full compression
  *      header (including inlined fields and possibly NHC/GHC headers) as specified in
- *      <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6282#section-2">RFC 6282, section 2</a>.
+ *      [RFC 6282, section 2](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6282#section-2).
  *
  * ## `GNRC_NETAPI_MSG_TYPE_SND`
  *
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@
  *
  * If @ref net_gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc is included and @ref GNRC_NETIF_FLAGS_6LO_HC is enabled for
  * `netif` the @ref GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6 header will be compressed according to
- * <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6282">RFC 6282</a>. If it is false the
- * @ref SIXLOWPAN_UNCOMP dispatch will be appended as a new @ref gnrc_pktsnip_t to the packet.
- * The false case also applies if @ref net_gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc is not included.
+ * [RFC 6282](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6282). If it is false the @ref SIXLOWPAN_UNCOMP
+ * dispatch will be appended as a new @ref gnrc_pktsnip_t to the packet. The false case also applies
+ * if @ref net_gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc is not included.
  *
  * If the packet without @ref GNRC_NETTYPE_NETIF header is shorter than
  * gnrc_netif_t::sixlo::max_frag_size of `netif` the packet will be send to the `netif`'s
  * thread. Otherwise if @ref net_gnrc_sixlowpan_frag is included the packet will be fragmented
- * according to <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4944">RFC 4944</a> if the packet is without
+ * according to [RFC 4944](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4944) if the packet is without
  * @ref GNRC_NETTYPE_NETIF header shorter than @ref SIXLOWPAN_FRAG_MAX_LEN. If none of these cases
  * apply, the packet will be discarded silently.
  *