diff --git a/coap-chat/Makefile b/coap-chat/Makefile
index 5fb8fb137f..6ef5dd1421 100644
--- a/coap-chat/Makefile
+++ b/coap-chat/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ BOARD ?= native
 # This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
 RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../RIOT
 
-USEMODULE += gnrc_netdev_default
+USEMODULE += netdev_default
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
 # Specify the mandatory networking modules
 USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_default
diff --git a/sniffer/Makefile b/sniffer/Makefile
index 7c2e39ace4..a7f6d0e4de 100644
--- a/sniffer/Makefile
+++ b/sniffer/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../RIOT
 # Define modules that are used
 USEMODULE += fmt
 USEMODULE += gnrc
-USEMODULE += gnrc_netdev_default
+USEMODULE += netdev_default
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
 USEMODULE += shell
 USEMODULE += shell_commands
diff --git a/spectrum-scanner/Makefile b/spectrum-scanner/Makefile
index 37a3ddf3dd..ce598495eb 100644
--- a/spectrum-scanner/Makefile
+++ b/spectrum-scanner/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../RIOT
 
 # Define modules that are used
 USEMODULE += gnrc
-USEMODULE += gnrc_netdev_default
+USEMODULE += netdev_default
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
 USEMODULE += xtimer
 USEMODULE += ztimer64_xtimer_compat