diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ethernet/gnrc_netif_ethernet.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ethernet/gnrc_netif_ethernet.c
index 432acc2b9e..2a629852ea 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ethernet/gnrc_netif_ethernet.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ethernet/gnrc_netif_ethernet.c
@@ -62,19 +62,19 @@ static inline void _addr_set_broadcast(uint8_t *dst)
     memset(dst, 0xff, ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN);
 }
 
-static inline void _addr_set_multicast(uint8_t *dst, gnrc_pktsnip_t *payload)
+static inline void _addr_set_multicast(gnrc_netif_t *netif, uint8_t *dst,
+                                       gnrc_pktsnip_t *payload)
 {
     switch (payload->type) {
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_IPV6
-        case GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6:
-            /* https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2464#section-7 */
-            dst[0] = 0x33;
-            dst[1] = 0x33;
+        case GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6: {
             ipv6_hdr_t *ipv6 = payload->data;
-            memcpy(dst + 2, ipv6->dst.u8 + 12, 4);
+            gnrc_netif_ipv6_group_to_l2_group(netif, &ipv6->dst, dst);
             break;
+        }
 #endif
         default:
+            (void)netif;
             _addr_set_broadcast(dst);
             break;
     }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int _send(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
                   "are not yet supported\n");
             return -ENOTSUP;
         }
-        _addr_set_multicast(hdr.dst, payload);
+        _addr_set_multicast(netif, hdr.dst, payload);
     }
     else if (netif_hdr->dst_l2addr_len == ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN) {
         memcpy(hdr.dst, gnrc_netif_hdr_get_dst_addr(netif_hdr),