diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/rpl.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/rpl.h
index f6042edc2d..60a9c85671 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/rpl.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/rpl.h
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ extern "C" {
 /**
  * @brief   Maximum rank increase
  */
-#ifndef GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_MAX_RANK_INCREASE
-#define GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_MAX_RANK_INCREASE (0)
+#ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_MAX_RANK_INCREASE
+#define CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_MAX_RANK_INCREASE (0)
 #endif
 
 /**
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_dodag.c b/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_dodag.c
index 1923009744..36892e7447 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_dodag.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_dodag.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ bool gnrc_rpl_instance_add(uint8_t instance_id, gnrc_rpl_instance_t **inst)
     if (*inst != NULL) {
         (*inst)->id = instance_id;
         (*inst)->state = 1;
-        (*inst)->max_rank_inc = GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_MAX_RANK_INCREASE;
+        (*inst)->max_rank_inc = CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_MAX_RANK_INCREASE;
         (*inst)->min_hop_rank_inc = CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_MIN_HOP_RANK_INCREASE;
         (*inst)->dodag.parents = NULL;
         (*inst)->cleanup_event.msg.content.ptr = (*inst);
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ gnrc_rpl_instance_t *gnrc_rpl_root_instance_init(uint8_t instance_id, ipv6_addr_
         inst->of = (gnrc_rpl_of_t *) gnrc_rpl_get_of_for_ocp(GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_OCP);
         inst->mop = mop;
         inst->min_hop_rank_inc = CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_MIN_HOP_RANK_INCREASE;
-        inst->max_rank_inc = GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_MAX_RANK_INCREASE;
+        inst->max_rank_inc = CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_MAX_RANK_INCREASE;
     }
     else if (inst == NULL) {
         DEBUG("RPL: could not allocate memory for a new instance with id %d\n", instance_id);