diff --git a/sys/auto_init/can/Makefile b/sys/auto_init/can/Makefile
index af49afadae..681dfd956e 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/can/Makefile
+++ b/sys/auto_init/can/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MODULE = auto_init_can
 
-include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
+include $(RIOTMAKE)/auto_init.inc.mk
diff --git a/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_can_native.c b/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_can_linux.c
similarity index 96%
rename from sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_can_native.c
rename to sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_can_linux.c
index ac70361901..57b68b7bdf 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_can_native.c
+++ b/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_can_linux.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * @}
  */
 
-#ifdef MODULE_CAN_LINUX
 #include "can/device.h"
 #include "candev_linux_params.h"
 
@@ -52,6 +51,3 @@ void auto_init_can_native(void) {
                         candev_linux_params[i].name, &candev_dev_linux[i]);
     }
 }
-#else
-typedef int dont_be_pedantic;
-#endif
diff --git a/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_periph_can.c b/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_periph_can.c
index 0b361ffa20..0c2ffb6697 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_periph_can.c
+++ b/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_periph_can.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * @}
  */
 
-#ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_CAN
 #include "can/device.h"
 #include "can_params.h"
 
@@ -52,6 +51,3 @@ void auto_init_periph_can(void) {
                         candev_params[i].name, &candev_dev[i]);
     }
 }
-#else
-typedef int dont_be_pedantic;
-#endif
diff --git a/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_can.c b/sys/auto_init/can/init.c
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_can.c
rename to sys/auto_init/can/init.c