diff --git a/tests/net/ieee802154_hal/init_devs.c b/tests/net/ieee802154_hal/init_devs.c
index acb44862bd..1c60e7ede8 100644
--- a/tests/net/ieee802154_hal/init_devs.c
+++ b/tests/net/ieee802154_hal/init_devs.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "assert.h"
 #include "kernel_defines.h"
 #include "net/ieee802154/radio.h"
-#include "common.h"
+#include "test_common.h"
 #include "bhp/event.h"
 
 #ifdef MODULE_CC2538_RF
diff --git a/tests/net/ieee802154_hal/main.c b/tests/net/ieee802154_hal/main.c
index ab382e3db9..87866db2c0 100644
--- a/tests/net/ieee802154_hal/main.c
+++ b/tests/net/ieee802154_hal/main.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <strings.h>
 
-#include "common.h"
+#include "test_common.h"
 #include "errno.h"
 #include "event/thread.h"
 #include "luid.h"
diff --git a/tests/net/ieee802154_hal/common.h b/tests/net/ieee802154_hal/test_common.h
similarity index 95%
rename from tests/net/ieee802154_hal/common.h
rename to tests/net/ieee802154_hal/test_common.h
index e2ce68d3ed..a735fee10c 100644
--- a/tests/net/ieee802154_hal/common.h
+++ b/tests/net/ieee802154_hal/test_common.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  *
  * @author  José I. Alamos <jose.alamos@haw-hamburg.de>
  */
-#ifndef COMMON_H
-#define COMMON_H
+#ifndef TEST_COMMON_H
+#define TEST_COMMON_H
 
 #include "net/ieee802154/radio.h"
 #if IS_USED(MODULE_SOCKET_ZEP)
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ void ieee802154_hal_test_init_devs(ieee802154_dev_cb_t cb, void *opaque);
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif /* COMMON_H */
+#endif /* TEST_COMMON_H */
 /** @} */
diff --git a/tests/net/ieee802154_submac/common.h b/tests/net/ieee802154_submac/common.h
deleted file mode 120000
index e95bd2d8c6..0000000000
--- a/tests/net/ieee802154_submac/common.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../ieee802154_hal/common.h
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/net/ieee802154_submac/main.c b/tests/net/ieee802154_submac/main.c
index 9faf38d293..35145779af 100644
--- a/tests/net/ieee802154_submac/main.c
+++ b/tests/net/ieee802154_submac/main.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "test_utils/expect.h"
 #include "ztimer.h"
 
-#include "common.h"
+#include "test_common.h"
 
 #define MAX_LINE    (80)
 
diff --git a/tests/net/ieee802154_submac/test_common.h b/tests/net/ieee802154_submac/test_common.h
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..0751aa1e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/net/ieee802154_submac/test_common.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../ieee802154_hal/test_common.h
\ No newline at end of file