diff --git a/drivers/sx127x/sx127x.c b/drivers/sx127x/sx127x.c
index 0c2b7f0757..89b9ba627c 100644
--- a/drivers/sx127x/sx127x.c
+++ b/drivers/sx127x/sx127x.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "timex.h"
 #include "ztimer.h"
 #include "thread.h"
+#include "kernel_defines.h"
 
 #include "periph/gpio.h"
 #include "periph/spi.h"
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ void sx127x_init_radio_settings(sx127x_t *dev)
     sx127x_set_freq_hop(dev, LORA_FREQUENCY_HOPPING_DEFAULT);
     sx127x_set_hop_period(dev, LORA_FREQUENCY_HOPPING_PERIOD_DEFAULT);
     sx127x_set_fixed_header_len_mode(dev, LORA_FIXED_HEADER_LEN_MODE_DEFAULT);
-    sx127x_set_iq_invert(dev, LORA_IQ_INVERTED_DEFAULT);
+    sx127x_set_iq_invert(dev, IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_LORA_IQ_INVERTED_DEFAULT) ? true : false);
     sx127x_set_payload_length(dev, LORA_PAYLOAD_LENGTH_DEFAULT);
     sx127x_set_preamble_length(dev, CONFIG_LORA_PREAMBLE_LENGTH_DEFAULT);
     sx127x_set_symbol_timeout(dev, CONFIG_LORA_SYMBOL_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT);
diff --git a/sys/include/net/lora.h b/sys/include/net/lora.h
index 63bcb281ce..b3c2e9e20d 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/lora.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/lora.h
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LORA_FIX_LENGTH_PAYLOAD_ON_DEFAULT     (false)
 #endif
 
-/** @brief Set inverted IQ on */
-#ifndef LORA_IQ_INVERTED_DEFAULT
-#define LORA_IQ_INVERTED_DEFAULT               (false)
+/** @brief Set this to true to enable inverted IQ mode */
+#ifdef DOXYGEN
+#define CONFIG_LORA_IQ_INVERTED_DEFAULT
 #endif
 
 /** @brief Frequency hopping on */