diff --git a/cpu/nrf5x_common/radio/nrfmin/nrfmin_gnrc.c b/cpu/nrf5x_common/radio/nrfmin/nrfmin_gnrc.c
index 5002385802..dc0cdc4e75 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf5x_common/radio/nrfmin/nrfmin_gnrc.c
+++ b/cpu/nrf5x_common/radio/nrfmin/nrfmin_gnrc.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static gnrc_pktsnip_t *gnrc_nrfmin_recv(gnrc_netif_t *dev)
     }
     netif->lqi = 0;
     netif->rssi = 0;
-    netif->if_pid = dev->pid;
+    gnrc_netif_hdr_set_netif(netif, dev);
     pkt_snip->type = nrfmin->proto;
 
     /* finally: remove the nrfmin header and append the netif header */