diff --git a/drivers/include/net/netdev.h b/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
index 9cc2d7bead..cc4048baf1 100644
--- a/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
+++ b/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ typedef enum {
     NETDEV_KW2XRF,
     NETDEV_ESP_ETH,
     NETDEV_ESP_WIFI,
+    NETDEV_CDC_ECM,
     /* add more if needed */
 } netdev_type_t;
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/usb/usbus/cdc/ecm/cdc_ecm_netdev.c b/sys/usb/usbus/cdc/ecm/cdc_ecm_netdev.c
index 587da8d4b6..b7a8d81535 100644
--- a/sys/usb/usbus/cdc/ecm/cdc_ecm_netdev.c
+++ b/sys/usb/usbus/cdc/ecm/cdc_ecm_netdev.c
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 
 #include "kernel_defines.h"
 #include "iolist.h"
-#include "luid.h"
 #include "mutex.h"
 #include "net/ethernet.h"
-#include "net/eui48.h"
+#include "net/eui_provider.h"
 #include "net/netdev.h"
 #include "net/netdev/eth.h"
 #include "usb/usbus/cdc/ecm.h"
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ static usbus_cdcecm_device_t *_netdev_to_cdcecm(netdev_t *netdev)
 void cdcecm_netdev_setup(usbus_cdcecm_device_t *cdcecm)
 {
     cdcecm->netdev.driver = &netdev_driver_cdcecm;
+    netdev_register(&cdcecm->netdev, NETDEV_CDC_ECM, 0);
 }
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
     usbus_cdcecm_device_t *cdcecm = _netdev_to_cdcecm(netdev);
 
-    luid_get_eui48((eui48_t*)cdcecm->mac_netdev);
+    netdev_eui48_get(netdev, (eui48_t*)&cdcecm->mac_netdev);
+
     return 0;
 }