diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/lorawan.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/lorawan.h
index f495fd03c6..4371ea4a78 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/lorawan.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/lorawan.h
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ typedef struct {
  *
  * @param[in] mac pointer to the MAC descriptor
  */
-void gnrc_lorawan_event_timeout(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac);
+void gnrc_lorawan_radio_rx_timeout_cb(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac);
 
 /**
  * @brief Indicate the MAC layer when the transmission finished
  *
  * @param[in] mac pointer to the MAC descriptor
  */
-void gnrc_lorawan_event_tx_complete(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac);
+void gnrc_lorawan_radio_tx_done_cb(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac);
 
 /**
  * @brief Init GNRC LoRaWAN
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void gnrc_lorawan_mcps_request(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac, const mcps_request_t *mcps_r
  *
  * @param[in] mac pointer to the MAC descriptor
  */
-void gnrc_lorawan_recv(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac);
+void gnrc_lorawan_radio_rx_done_cb(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac);
 
 /**
  * @brief MCPS indication callback
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/gnrc_lorawan.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/gnrc_lorawan.c
index db93cfc806..b11a9f604b 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/gnrc_lorawan.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/gnrc_lorawan.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void gnrc_lorawan_open_rx_window(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac)
     dev->driver->set(dev, NETOPT_STATE, &state, sizeof(state));
 }
 
-void gnrc_lorawan_event_tx_complete(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac)
+void gnrc_lorawan_radio_tx_done_cb(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac)
 {
     mac->msg.type = MSG_TYPE_TIMEOUT;
     mac->state = LORAWAN_STATE_RX_1;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void gnrc_lorawan_event_tx_complete(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac)
     _sleep_radio(mac);
 }
 
-void gnrc_lorawan_event_timeout(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac)
+void gnrc_lorawan_radio_rx_timeout_cb(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac)
 {
     (void) mac;
     switch (mac->state) {
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void gnrc_lorawan_process_pkt(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
     gnrc_lorawan_mac_release(mac);
 }
 
-void gnrc_lorawan_recv(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac)
+void gnrc_lorawan_radio_rx_done_cb(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac)
 {
     netdev_t *dev = gnrc_lorawan_get_netdev(mac);
     int bytes_expected = dev->driver->recv(dev, NULL, 0, 0);
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/lorawan/gnrc_netif_lorawan.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/lorawan/gnrc_netif_lorawan.c
index 51821dbcdd..6eff506302 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/lorawan/gnrc_netif_lorawan.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/lorawan/gnrc_netif_lorawan.c
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ static void _driver_cb(netdev_t *dev, netdev_event_t event)
         DEBUG("gnrc_netif: event triggered -> %i\n", event);
         switch (event) {
             case NETDEV_EVENT_RX_COMPLETE:
-                gnrc_lorawan_recv(mac);
+                gnrc_lorawan_radio_rx_done_cb(mac);
                 break;
             case NETDEV_EVENT_TX_COMPLETE:
-                gnrc_lorawan_event_tx_complete(mac);
+                gnrc_lorawan_radio_tx_done_cb(mac);
                 break;
             case NETDEV_EVENT_RX_TIMEOUT:
-                gnrc_lorawan_event_timeout(mac);
+                gnrc_lorawan_radio_rx_timeout_cb(mac);
                 break;
             default:
                 DEBUG("gnrc_netif: warning: unhandled event %u.\n", event);