diff --git a/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_netdev.c b/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_netdev.c
index 8288b066ec..feab247592 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_netdev.c
+++ b/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_netdev.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static int _esp_eth_get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_le
             assert(max_len >= ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN);
             esp_eth_get_mac((uint8_t *)val);
             return ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN;
-        case NETOPT_LINK_CONNECTED:
+        case NETOPT_LINK:
             assert(max_len == sizeof(netopt_enable_t));
             *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = (dev->link_up) ? NETOPT_ENABLE
                                                        : NETOPT_DISABLE;
diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_netdev.c b/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_netdev.c
index e55c7c5e14..a6fefa7acb 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_netdev.c
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_netdev.c
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ static int _esp_wifi_get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_l
             assert(max_len >= ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN);
             esp_wifi_get_mac(ESP_MAC_WIFI_STA,(uint8_t *)val);
             return ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN;
-        case NETOPT_LINK_CONNECTED:
+        case NETOPT_LINK:
             assert(max_len == sizeof(netopt_enable_t));
             *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = (dev->connected) ? NETOPT_ENABLE
                                                          : NETOPT_DISABLE;