diff --git a/pkg/ndn-riot/patches/0001-update-xtimer_member_names.patch b/pkg/ndn-riot/patches/0001-update-xtimer_t-struct-clearing.patch
similarity index 76%
rename from pkg/ndn-riot/patches/0001-update-xtimer_member_names.patch
rename to pkg/ndn-riot/patches/0001-update-xtimer_t-struct-clearing.patch
index 40b3fa1da1..c6186522de 100644
--- a/pkg/ndn-riot/patches/0001-update-xtimer_member_names.patch
+++ b/pkg/ndn-riot/patches/0001-update-xtimer_t-struct-clearing.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-From 22f5984e32bec116e3449ebad1b29b2a18f4d93e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From 1534f82714a2a11bb338e14ed9dd18a24799cd38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Michel Rottleuthner <michel.rottleuthner@haw-hamburg.de>
 Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2020 11:16:38 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] update xtimer_t member names
+Subject: [PATCH] update xtimer_t struct clearing
 
 ---
  app.c | 2 +-
@@ -10,43 +10,44 @@ Subject: [PATCH] update xtimer_t member names
  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 
 diff --git a/app.c b/app.c
-index 8d37bd9..da9fc3c 100644
+index 8d37bd970af..bc4718d31b9 100644
 --- a/app.c
 +++ b/app.c
 @@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ int ndn_app_schedule(ndn_app_t* handle, ndn_app_sched_cb_t cb, void* context,
      if (entry == NULL) return -1;
-
+ 
      // initialize the timer
 -    entry->timer.target = entry->timer.long_target = 0;
-+    entry->timer.offset = entry->timer.long_offset = 0;
-
++    entry->timer = (xtimer_t) {0};
+ 
      // initialize the msg struct
      entry->timer_msg.type = MSG_XTIMER;
 diff --git a/l2.c b/l2.c
-index 77d6be4..b64b9df 100644
+index 77d6be49cd9..a0546b5e4a2 100644
 --- a/l2.c
 +++ b/l2.c
 @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ ndn_shared_block_t* ndn_l2_frag_receive(kernel_pid_t iface,
          entry->id = id;
-
+ 
          // initialize timer
 -        entry->timer.target = entry->timer.long_target = 0;
-+        entry->timer.offset = entry->timer.long_offset = 0;
++        entry->timer = (xtimer_t) {0};
          entry->timer_msg.type = NDN_L2_FRAG_MSG_TYPE_TIMEOUT;
          entry->timer_msg.content.ptr = (char*)(&entry->timer_msg);
-
+ 
 diff --git a/pit.c b/pit.c
-index 644cf08..944a07c 100644
+index 644cf089d9c..692105ea1ed 100644
 --- a/pit.c
 +++ b/pit.c
 @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int ndn_pit_add(kernel_pid_t face_id, int face_type, ndn_shared_block_t* si,
  	*pit_entry = entry;
-
+ 
      /* initialize the timer */
 -    entry->timer.target = entry->timer.long_target = 0;
-+    entry->timer.offset = entry->timer.long_offset = 0;
-
++    entry->timer = (xtimer_t) {0};
+ 
      /* initialize the msg struct */
      entry->timer_msg.type = NDN_PIT_MSG_TYPE_TIMEOUT;
 -- 
-2.24.1
+2.25.0
+