diff --git a/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_netdev.h b/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_netdev.h
index 71fb8a090d..eb60652fed 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_netdev.h
+++ b/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_netdev.h
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #ifndef ESP_ETH_NETDEV_H
 #define ESP_ETH_NETDEV_H
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "mutex.h"
+#include "net/ethernet.h"
 #include "net/netdev.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -46,8 +50,6 @@ typedef struct
     uint32_t event;                     /**< received event */
     bool     link_up;                   /**< indicates whether link is up */
 
-    gnrc_netif_t* netif;                /**< reference to the corresponding netif */
-
     mutex_t dev_lock;                   /**< device is already in use */
 
 } esp_eth_netdev_t;