diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf.c b/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf.c
index ef5de06336..96a04ed1e4 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf.c
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void cc2538_setup(cc2538_rf_t *dev)
     (void) dev;
 #if IS_USED(MODULE_NETDEV_IEEE802154_SUBMAC)
     extern ieee802154_dev_t cc2538_rf_dev;
-    netdev_register((netdev_t* )dev, NETDEV_CC2538, 0);
+    netdev_register(&dev->netdev.dev.netdev, NETDEV_CC2538, 0);
     netdev_ieee802154_submac_init(&dev->netdev, &cc2538_rf_dev);
 #endif
     cc2538_init();
diff --git a/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_gnrc.c b/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_gnrc.c
index 72347a8b1d..71373fcd47 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_gnrc.c
+++ b/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_gnrc.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void auto_init_esp_eth(void)
 {
     esp_eth_setup(&_esp_eth_dev);
     gnrc_netif_ethernet_create(&_netif, _esp_eth_stack, ESP_ETH_STACKSIZE, ESP_ETH_PRIO,
-                               "netif-esp-eth", (netdev_t *)&_esp_eth_dev);
+                               "netif-esp-eth", &_esp_eth_dev.netdev);
 }
 
 #else /* defined(MODULE_ESP_ETH) && defined(MODULE_GNRC_NETIF_ETHERNET) */
diff --git a/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_netdev.c b/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_netdev.c
index f1dd3c52d7..7676ad6489 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_netdev.c
+++ b/cpu/esp32/esp-eth/esp_eth_netdev.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static int _esp_eth_init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
     DEBUG("%s: netdev=%p\n", __func__, netdev);
 
-    esp_eth_netdev_t* dev = (esp_eth_netdev_t*)netdev;
+    esp_eth_netdev_t* dev = container_of(netdev, esp_eth_netdev_t, netdev);
 
     mutex_lock(&dev->dev_lock);
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static int _esp_eth_send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
     CHECK_PARAM_RET (netdev != NULL, -ENODEV);
     CHECK_PARAM_RET (iolist != NULL, -EINVAL);
 
-    esp_eth_netdev_t* dev = (esp_eth_netdev_t*)netdev;
+    esp_eth_netdev_t* dev = container_of(netdev, esp_eth_netdev_t, netdev);
 
     if (!_esp_eth_dev.link_up) {
         DEBUG("%s: link is down\n", __func__);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static int _esp_eth_recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 
     CHECK_PARAM_RET (netdev != NULL, -ENODEV);
 
-    esp_eth_netdev_t* dev = (esp_eth_netdev_t*)netdev;
+    esp_eth_netdev_t* dev = container_of(netdev, esp_eth_netdev_t, netdev);
 
     mutex_lock(&dev->dev_lock);
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static int _esp_eth_get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_le
     CHECK_PARAM_RET (netdev != NULL, -ENODEV);
     CHECK_PARAM_RET (val != NULL, -EINVAL);
 
-    esp_eth_netdev_t* dev = (esp_eth_netdev_t*)netdev;
+    esp_eth_netdev_t* dev = container_of(netdev, esp_eth_netdev_t, netdev);
 
     switch (opt) {
         case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static void _esp_eth_isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 
     CHECK_PARAM (netdev != NULL);
 
-    esp_eth_netdev_t *dev = (esp_eth_netdev_t *) netdev;
+    esp_eth_netdev_t* dev = container_of(netdev, esp_eth_netdev_t, netdev);
 
     switch (dev->event) {
         case SYSTEM_EVENT_ETH_RX_DONE:
diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/esp-now/esp_now_gnrc.c b/cpu/esp_common/esp-now/esp_now_gnrc.c
index 94f8d9955a..ba97ddffd9 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/esp-now/esp_now_gnrc.c
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/esp-now/esp_now_gnrc.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int _send(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
 static gnrc_pktsnip_t *_recv(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
 {
     netdev_t *dev = netif->dev;
-    esp_now_netdev_t *esp_now = (esp_now_netdev_t*)dev;
+    esp_now_netdev_t *esp_now = container_of(dev, esp_now_netdev_t, netdev);
 
     int bytes_expected = dev->driver->recv(dev, NULL, 0, NULL);
     if (bytes_expected <= 0) {
diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/esp-now/esp_now_netdev.c b/cpu/esp_common/esp-now/esp_now_netdev.c
index 16ff296b06..ec7253d196 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/esp-now/esp_now_netdev.c
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/esp-now/esp_now_netdev.c
@@ -180,11 +180,12 @@ static void IRAM_ATTR esp_now_scan_peers_timer_cb(void* arg)
 {
     DEBUG("%s\n", __func__);
 
-    esp_now_netdev_t* dev = (esp_now_netdev_t*)arg;
+    netdev_t *netdev = arg;
+    esp_now_netdev_t *dev = container_of(netdev, esp_now_netdev_t, netdev);
 
     if (dev->netdev.event_callback) {
         dev->scan_event++;
-        netdev_trigger_event_isr((netdev_t*)dev);
+        netdev_trigger_event_isr(&dev->netdev);
     }
 }
 
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ static IRAM_ATTR void esp_now_recv_cb(const uint8_t *mac, const uint8_t *data, i
      * `NETDEV_EVENT_ISR` first. We can call the receive function directly.
      */
     if (_esp_now_dev.netdev.event_callback) {
-        _esp_now_dev.netdev.event_callback((netdev_t*)&_esp_now_dev,
+        _esp_now_dev.netdev.event_callback(&_esp_now_dev.netdev,
                                            NETDEV_EVENT_RX_COMPLETE);
     }
 
@@ -499,7 +500,7 @@ static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
     CHECK_PARAM_RET(iolist != NULL && iolist->iol_len == ESP_NOW_ADDR_LEN, -EINVAL);
     CHECK_PARAM_RET(iolist->iol_next != NULL, -EINVAL);
 
-    esp_now_netdev_t *dev = (esp_now_netdev_t*)netdev;
+    esp_now_netdev_t *dev = container_of(netdev, esp_now_netdev_t, netdev);
 
     mutex_lock(&dev->dev_lock);
 
@@ -574,7 +575,7 @@ static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 
     CHECK_PARAM_RET(netdev != NULL, -ENODEV);
 
-    esp_now_netdev_t* dev = (esp_now_netdev_t*)netdev;
+    esp_now_netdev_t *dev = container_of(netdev, esp_now_netdev_t, netdev);
 
     /* we store source mac address and received data in `buf` */
     uint16_t size = dev->rx_len ? ESP_NOW_ADDR_LEN + dev->rx_len : 0;
@@ -624,7 +625,7 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
     CHECK_PARAM_RET(netdev != NULL, -ENODEV);
     CHECK_PARAM_RET(val != NULL, -EINVAL);
 
-    esp_now_netdev_t *dev = (esp_now_netdev_t*)netdev;
+    esp_now_netdev_t *dev = container_of(netdev, esp_now_netdev_t, netdev);
     int res = -ENOTSUP;
 
     switch (opt) {
@@ -682,7 +683,7 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t max_len)
     CHECK_PARAM_RET(netdev != NULL, -ENODEV);
     CHECK_PARAM_RET(val != NULL, -EINVAL);
 
-    esp_now_netdev_t *dev = (esp_now_netdev_t *) netdev;
+    esp_now_netdev_t *dev = container_of(netdev, esp_now_netdev_t, netdev);
     int res = -ENOTSUP;
 
     switch (opt) {
@@ -723,7 +724,7 @@ static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 
     CHECK_PARAM(netdev != NULL);
 
-    esp_now_netdev_t *dev = (esp_now_netdev_t*)netdev;
+    esp_now_netdev_t *dev = container_of(netdev, esp_now_netdev_t, netdev);
 
     critical_enter();
 
diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_gnrc.c b/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_gnrc.c
index 09d8d897c1..54e47fd06f 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_gnrc.c
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_gnrc.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void auto_init_esp_wifi (void)
                                ESP_WIFI_PRIO,
 #endif
                                "netif-esp-wifi",
-                               (netdev_t *)&_esp_wifi_dev);
+                               &_esp_wifi_dev.netdev);
 }
 
 #else /* defined(MODULE_ESP_WIFI) && defined(MODULE_GNRC_NETIF_ETHERNET) */
diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_netdev.c b/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_netdev.c
index ebf68dc2a3..4998a16913 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_netdev.c
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/esp-wifi/esp_wifi_netdev.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static int _esp_wifi_send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
     }
     _esp_wifi_send_is_in = true;
 
-    esp_wifi_netdev_t* dev = (esp_wifi_netdev_t*)netdev;
+    esp_wifi_netdev_t* dev = container_of(netdev, esp_wifi_netdev_t, netdev);
 
 #ifdef MODULE_ESP_WIFI_AP
     if (_esp_wifi_dev.sta_connected == 0) {
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static int _esp_wifi_recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 
     assert(netdev != NULL);
 
-    esp_wifi_netdev_t* dev = (esp_wifi_netdev_t*)netdev;
+    esp_wifi_netdev_t* dev = container_of(netdev, esp_wifi_netdev_t, netdev);
     uint16_t size;
 
     critical_enter();
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ static int _esp_wifi_get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_l
     assert(val != NULL);
 
 #ifndef MODULE_ESP_WIFI_AP
-    esp_wifi_netdev_t* dev = (esp_wifi_netdev_t*)netdev;
+    esp_wifi_netdev_t* dev = container_of(netdev, esp_wifi_netdev_t, netdev);
 #endif /* MODULE_ESP_WIFI_AP */
 
     switch (opt) {
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ static void _esp_wifi_isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 
     assert(netdev != NULL);
 
-    esp_wifi_netdev_t *dev = (esp_wifi_netdev_t *) netdev;
+    esp_wifi_netdev_t* dev = container_of(netdev, esp_wifi_netdev_t, netdev);
 
     while (dev->event_recv) {
         dev->event_recv--;
diff --git a/cpu/native/netdev_tap/netdev_tap.c b/cpu/native/netdev_tap/netdev_tap.c
index 41e8945db6..5bf67e8eff 100644
--- a/cpu/native/netdev_tap/netdev_tap.c
+++ b/cpu/native/netdev_tap/netdev_tap.c
@@ -71,25 +71,25 @@ static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t n, void *info);
 
 static inline void _get_mac_addr(netdev_t *netdev, uint8_t *dst)
 {
-    netdev_tap_t *dev = (netdev_tap_t*)netdev;
+    netdev_tap_t *dev = container_of(netdev, netdev_tap_t, netdev);
     memcpy(dst, dev->addr, ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN);
 }
 
 static inline void _set_mac_addr(netdev_t *netdev, const uint8_t *src)
 {
-    netdev_tap_t *dev = (netdev_tap_t*)netdev;
+    netdev_tap_t *dev = container_of(netdev, netdev_tap_t, netdev);
     memcpy(dev->addr, src, ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN);
 }
 
 static inline int _get_promiscuous(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    netdev_tap_t *dev = (netdev_tap_t*)netdev;
+    netdev_tap_t *dev = container_of(netdev, netdev_tap_t, netdev);
     return dev->promiscuous;
 }
 
 static inline int _set_promiscuous(netdev_t *netdev, int value)
 {
-    netdev_tap_t *dev = (netdev_tap_t*)netdev;
+    netdev_tap_t *dev = container_of(netdev, netdev_tap_t, netdev);
     dev->promiscuous = value;
     return value;
 }
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void _continue_reading(netdev_tap_t *dev)
 
 static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
-    netdev_tap_t *dev = (netdev_tap_t*)netdev;
+    netdev_tap_t *dev = container_of(netdev, netdev_tap_t, netdev);
     (void)info;
 
     if (!buf) {
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
-    netdev_tap_t *dev = (netdev_tap_t*)netdev;
+    netdev_tap_t *dev = container_of(netdev, netdev_tap_t, netdev);
 
     struct iovec iov[iolist_count(iolist)];
 
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ void netdev_tap_setup(netdev_tap_t *dev, const netdev_tap_params_t *params) {
 static void _tap_isr(int fd, void *arg) {
     (void) fd;
 
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)arg;
+    netdev_tap_t *dev = arg;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev;
 
     if (netdev->event_callback) {
         netdev_trigger_event_isr(netdev);
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
     DEBUG("%s:%s:%u\n", RIOT_FILE_RELATIVE, __func__, __LINE__);
 
-    netdev_tap_t *dev = (netdev_tap_t*)netdev;
+    netdev_tap_t *dev = container_of(netdev, netdev_tap_t, netdev);
 
     /* check device parametrs */
     if (dev == NULL) {
diff --git a/cpu/native/socket_zep/socket_zep.c b/cpu/native/socket_zep/socket_zep.c
index 786fbcf5bd..4e9a95b174 100644
--- a/cpu/native/socket_zep/socket_zep.c
+++ b/cpu/native/socket_zep/socket_zep.c
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ static size_t _prep_vector(socket_zep_t *dev, const iolist_t *iolist,
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
-    socket_zep_t *dev = (socket_zep_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    socket_zep_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, socket_zep_t, netdev);
     unsigned n = iolist_count(iolist);
     struct iovec v[n + 2];
     int res;
@@ -179,7 +180,8 @@ static inline bool _dst_not_me(socket_zep_t *dev, const void *buf)
 
 static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
-    socket_zep_t *dev = (socket_zep_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    socket_zep_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, socket_zep_t, netdev);
     int size = 0;
 
     DEBUG("socket_zep::recv(%p, %p, %u, %p)\n", (void *)netdev, buf,
@@ -263,7 +265,8 @@ static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
     if (netdev->event_callback) {
-        socket_zep_t *dev = (socket_zep_t *)netdev;
+        netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+        socket_zep_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, socket_zep_t, netdev);
 
         DEBUG("socket_zep::isr: firing %u\n", (unsigned)dev->last_event);
         netdev->event_callback(netdev, dev->last_event);
@@ -275,7 +278,7 @@ static void _socket_isr(int fd, void *arg)
 {
     (void)fd;
     (void)arg;
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)arg;
+    netdev_t *netdev = arg;
 
     DEBUG("socket_zep::_socket_isr: %d, %p (netdev == %p)\n",
           fd, arg, (void *)netdev);
@@ -283,7 +286,8 @@ static void _socket_isr(int fd, void *arg)
         return;
     }
     if (netdev->event_callback) {
-        socket_zep_t *dev = (socket_zep_t *)netdev;
+        netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+        socket_zep_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, socket_zep_t, netdev);
 
         dev->last_event = NETDEV_EVENT_RX_COMPLETE;
         netdev_trigger_event_isr(netdev);
@@ -292,7 +296,8 @@ static void _socket_isr(int fd, void *arg)
 
 static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    socket_zep_t *dev = (socket_zep_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    socket_zep_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, socket_zep_t, netdev);
 
     netdev_ieee802154_reset(&dev->netdev);
 
@@ -305,14 +310,15 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 {
     assert(netdev != NULL);
-    return netdev_ieee802154_get((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt, value, max_len);
+    return netdev_ieee802154_get(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                 opt, value, max_len);
 }
 
 static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *value,
                 size_t value_len)
 {
     assert(netdev != NULL);
-    return netdev_ieee802154_set((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt,
+    return netdev_ieee802154_set(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev), opt,
                                   value, value_len);
 }
 
diff --git a/cpu/nrf52/radio/nrf802154/nrf802154_radio.c b/cpu/nrf52/radio/nrf802154/nrf802154_radio.c
index 43023eb529..28b3019f23 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf52/radio/nrf802154/nrf802154_radio.c
+++ b/cpu/nrf52/radio/nrf802154/nrf802154_radio.c
@@ -784,7 +784,9 @@ void nrf802154_setup(nrf802154_t *dev)
 {
     (void) dev;
 #if IS_USED(MODULE_NETDEV_IEEE802154_SUBMAC)
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t*) dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac = &dev->netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = &netdev_submac->dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &netdev_ieee802154->netdev;
     netdev_register(netdev, NETDEV_NRF802154, 0);
     DEBUG("[nrf802154] init submac.\n")
     netdev_ieee802154_submac_init(&dev->netdev, &nrf802154_hal_dev);
diff --git a/cpu/nrf5x_common/radio/nrfmin/nrfmin_gnrc.c b/cpu/nrf5x_common/radio/nrfmin/nrfmin_gnrc.c
index 5cc10a064a..f58215f1c9 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf5x_common/radio/nrfmin/nrfmin_gnrc.c
+++ b/cpu/nrf5x_common/radio/nrfmin/nrfmin_gnrc.c
@@ -184,5 +184,5 @@ void gnrc_nrfmin_init(void)
     /* setup the NRFMIN driver */
     nrfmin_setup();
     gnrc_netif_create(&_netif, stack, sizeof(stack), NRFMIN_GNRC_THREAD_PRIO, "nrfmin",
-                      (netdev_t *)&nrfmin_dev, &gnrc_nrfmin_ops);
+                      &nrfmin_dev, &gnrc_nrfmin_ops);
 }
diff --git a/cpu/stm32/periph/eth.c b/cpu/stm32/periph/eth.c
index fa036cbb2f..ea053b12c8 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32/periph/eth.c
+++ b/cpu/stm32/periph/eth.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int stm32_eth_get(netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt,
 
 static void _timer_cb(void *arg)
 {
-    netdev_t *dev = (netdev_t *)arg;
+    netdev_t *dev = arg;
     uint8_t state = LINK_STATE_DOWN;
     if (_get_link_status()) {
         state = LINK_STATE_UP;
diff --git a/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215.c b/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215.c
index 23c093e3ce..77c216a6fe 100644
--- a/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215.c
+++ b/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 static void _setup_interface(at86rf215_t *dev, const at86rf215_params_t *params, uint8_t index)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev.netdev;
 
     netdev->driver = &at86rf215_driver;
     dev->params = *params;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void _block_while_busy(at86rf215_t *dev)
 
     do {
         if (gpio_read(dev->params.int_pin) || dev->timeout) {
-            at86rf215_driver.isr((netdev_t *) dev);
+            at86rf215_driver.isr(&dev->netdev.netdev);
         }
         /* allow the other interface to process events */
         thread_yield();
diff --git a/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215_netdev.c b/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215_netdev.c
index 07ba4cb0fb..a0afe64250 100644
--- a/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/at86rf215/at86rf215_netdev.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static uint8_t _get_best_match(const uint8_t *array, uint8_t len, uint8_t val)
 /* executed in the GPIO ISR context */
 static void _irq_handler(void *arg)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *) arg;
+    netdev_t *netdev = arg;
 
     netdev->event_callback(netdev, NETDEV_EVENT_ISR);
 }
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ static inline void _put_sibling_to_sleep(at86rf215_t *dev) {
 static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
     int res;
-    at86rf215_t *dev = (at86rf215_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf215_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf215_t, netdev);
 
     /* don't call HW init for both radios */
     if (is_subGHz(dev) || dev->sibling == NULL) {
@@ -139,7 +140,8 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
-    at86rf215_t *dev = (at86rf215_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf215_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf215_t, netdev);
     size_t len = 0;
 
     if (at86rf215_tx_prepare(dev)) {
@@ -174,7 +176,8 @@ static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 
 static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
-    at86rf215_t *dev = (at86rf215_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf215_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf215_t, netdev);
     int16_t pkt_len;
 
     /* get the size of the received packet */
@@ -265,7 +268,8 @@ static netopt_state_t _get_state(at86rf215_t *dev)
 
 static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 {
-    at86rf215_t *dev = (at86rf215_t *) netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf215_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf215_t, netdev);
 
     if (netdev == NULL) {
         return -ENODEV;
@@ -360,8 +364,9 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 
     int res;
 
-    if (((res = netdev_ieee802154_get((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt, val,
-                                      max_len)) >= 0) || (res != -ENOTSUP)) {
+    if (((res = netdev_ieee802154_get(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                      opt, val, max_len)) >= 0)
+        || (res != -ENOTSUP)) {
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -488,7 +493,8 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 
 static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t len)
 {
-    at86rf215_t *dev = (at86rf215_t *) netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf215_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf215_t, netdev);
     int res = -ENOTSUP;
 
     if (dev == NULL) {
@@ -813,7 +819,8 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t len)
     }
 
     if (res == -ENOTSUP) {
-        res = netdev_ieee802154_set((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt, val, len);
+        res = netdev_ieee802154_set(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                    opt, val, len);
     }
 
     return res;
@@ -832,7 +839,7 @@ static void _enable_tx2rx(at86rf215_t *dev)
 
 static void _tx_end(at86rf215_t *dev, netdev_event_t event)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev.netdev;
 
     /* listen to non-ACK packets again */
     if (dev->flags & AT86RF215_OPT_ACK_REQUESTED) {
@@ -960,7 +967,7 @@ static inline void _clear_sibling_irq(at86rf215_t *dev) {
 
 static void _handle_edc(at86rf215_t *dev)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *) dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev.netdev;
 
     /* In CCATX mode this function is only triggered if busy */
     if (!(dev->flags & AT86RF215_OPT_CCATX)) {
@@ -996,7 +1003,8 @@ static void _handle_edc(at86rf215_t *dev)
 /* executed in the radio thread */
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    at86rf215_t *dev = (at86rf215_t *) netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf215_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf215_t, netdev);
     uint8_t bb_irq_mask, rf_irq_mask;
     uint8_t bb_irqs_enabled = BB_IRQ_RXFE | BB_IRQ_TXFE;
 
@@ -1035,7 +1043,7 @@ static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
     /* If the interrupt pin is still high, there was an IRQ on the other radio */
     if (gpio_read(dev->params.int_pin)) {
         if (dev->sibling && dev->sibling->state != AT86RF215_STATE_OFF) {
-            netdev->event_callback((netdev_t *) dev->sibling, NETDEV_EVENT_ISR);
+            netdev->event_callback(&dev->sibling->netdev.netdev, NETDEV_EVENT_ISR);
         } else {
             _clear_sibling_irq(dev);
         }
diff --git a/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx.c b/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx.c
index e9c4ae7e58..86b7a7ad5d 100644
--- a/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx.c
+++ b/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ size_t at86rf2xx_tx_load(at86rf2xx_t *dev, const uint8_t *data,
 
 void at86rf2xx_tx_exec(at86rf2xx_t *dev)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev.netdev;
 
 #if AT86RF2XX_HAVE_RETRIES
     dev->tx_retries = -1;
diff --git a/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx_netdev.c b/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx_netdev.c
index 3cd109ace6..fc472e805b 100644
--- a/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx_netdev.c
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ static void _irq_handler(void *arg)
 
 static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    at86rf2xx_t *dev = (at86rf2xx_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
 
 #if defined(MODULE_AT86RFA1) || defined(MODULE_AT86RFR2)
     at86rfmega_dev = netdev;
@@ -114,7 +116,9 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
-    at86rf2xx_t *dev = (at86rf2xx_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
     size_t len = 0;
 
     at86rf2xx_tx_prepare(dev);
@@ -143,7 +147,9 @@ static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 
 static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
-    at86rf2xx_t *dev = (at86rf2xx_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
     uint8_t phr;
     size_t pkt_len;
 
@@ -305,7 +311,9 @@ netopt_state_t _get_state(at86rf2xx_t *dev)
 
 static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 {
-    at86rf2xx_t *dev = (at86rf2xx_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
 
     if (netdev == NULL) {
         return -ENODEV;
@@ -378,8 +386,9 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 
     int res;
 
-    if (((res = netdev_ieee802154_get((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt, val,
-                                      max_len)) >= 0) || (res != -ENOTSUP)) {
+    if (((res = netdev_ieee802154_get(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                      opt, val, max_len)) >= 0)
+        || (res != -ENOTSUP)) {
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -470,7 +479,9 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 
 static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t len)
 {
-    at86rf2xx_t *dev = (at86rf2xx_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
     if (dev == NULL) {
         return -ENODEV;
     }
@@ -640,7 +651,8 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t len)
     }
 
     if (res == -ENOTSUP) {
-        res = netdev_ieee802154_set((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt, val, len);
+        res = netdev_ieee802154_set(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                    opt, val, len);
     }
 
     return res;
@@ -697,7 +709,9 @@ static void _isr_send_complete(at86rf2xx_t *dev, uint8_t trac_status)
 
 static inline void _isr_recv_complete(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    at86rf2xx_t *dev = (at86rf2xx_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
     if (!netdev->event_callback) {
         return;
     }
@@ -719,7 +733,9 @@ static inline void _isr_recv_complete(netdev_t *netdev)
 
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    at86rf2xx_t *dev = (at86rf2xx_t *) netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
     uint8_t irq_mask;
     uint8_t state;
     uint8_t trac_status;
@@ -799,7 +815,9 @@ ISR(TRX24_TX_START_vect){
     /* __enter_isr(); is not necessary as there is nothing which causes a
      * thread_yield and the interrupt can not be interrupted by an other ISR */
 
-    at86rf2xx_t *dev = (at86rf2xx_t *) at86rfmega_dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(at86rfmega_dev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
 
     dev->tx_retries++;
 }
@@ -817,7 +835,10 @@ ISR(TRX24_PLL_LOCK_vect, ISR_BLOCK)
     avr8_enter_isr();
 
     DEBUG("TRX24_PLL_LOCK\n");
-    ((at86rf2xx_t *)at86rfmega_dev)->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__PLL_LOCK;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(at86rfmega_dev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
+    dev->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__PLL_LOCK;
 
     avr8_exit_isr();
 }
@@ -834,7 +855,10 @@ ISR(TRX24_PLL_UNLOCK_vect, ISR_BLOCK)
     avr8_enter_isr();
 
     DEBUG("TRX24_PLL_UNLOCK\n");
-    ((at86rf2xx_t *)at86rfmega_dev)->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__PLL_UNLOCK;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(at86rfmega_dev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
+    dev->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__PLL_UNLOCK;
 
     avr8_exit_isr();
 }
@@ -854,7 +878,10 @@ ISR(TRX24_RX_START_vect, ISR_BLOCK)
     uint8_t status = *AT86RF2XX_REG__TRX_STATE & AT86RF2XX_TRX_STATUS_MASK__TRX_STATUS;
     DEBUG("TRX24_RX_START 0x%x\n", status);
 
-    ((at86rf2xx_t *)at86rfmega_dev)->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__RX_START;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(at86rfmega_dev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
+    dev->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__RX_START;
     /* Call upper layer to process valid PHR */
     netdev_trigger_event_isr(at86rfmega_dev);
 
@@ -876,7 +903,10 @@ ISR(TRX24_RX_END_vect, ISR_BLOCK)
     uint8_t status = *AT86RF2XX_REG__TRX_STATE & AT86RF2XX_TRX_STATUS_MASK__TRX_STATUS;
     DEBUG("TRX24_RX_END 0x%x\n", status);
 
-    ((at86rf2xx_t *)at86rfmega_dev)->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__RX_END;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(at86rfmega_dev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
+    dev->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__RX_END;
     /* Call upper layer to process received data */
     netdev_trigger_event_isr(at86rfmega_dev);
 
@@ -895,7 +925,10 @@ ISR(TRX24_CCA_ED_DONE_vect, ISR_BLOCK)
     avr8_enter_isr();
 
     DEBUG("TRX24_CCA_ED_DONE\n");
-    ((at86rf2xx_t *)at86rfmega_dev)->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__CCA_ED_DONE;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(at86rfmega_dev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
+    dev->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__CCA_ED_DONE;
 
     avr8_exit_isr();
 }
@@ -913,7 +946,10 @@ ISR(TRX24_XAH_AMI_vect, ISR_BLOCK)
     avr8_enter_isr();
 
     DEBUG("TRX24_XAH_AMI\n");
-    ((at86rf2xx_t *)at86rfmega_dev)->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__AMI;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(at86rfmega_dev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
+    dev->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__AMI;
 
     avr8_exit_isr();
 }
@@ -929,7 +965,9 @@ ISR(TRX24_TX_END_vect, ISR_BLOCK)
 {
     avr8_enter_isr();
 
-    at86rf2xx_t *dev = (at86rf2xx_t *) at86rfmega_dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(at86rfmega_dev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
     uint8_t status = *AT86RF2XX_REG__TRX_STATE & AT86RF2XX_TRX_STATUS_MASK__TRX_STATUS;
     DEBUG("TRX24_TX_END 0x%x\n", status);
 
@@ -959,7 +997,10 @@ ISR(TRX24_AWAKE_vect, ISR_BLOCK)
 
     DEBUG("TRX24_AWAKE\n");
 
-    ((at86rf2xx_t *)at86rfmega_dev)->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__AWAKE;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(at86rfmega_dev,
+                          netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    at86rf2xx_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf2xx_t, netdev);
+    dev->irq_status |= AT86RF2XX_IRQ_STATUS_MASK__AWAKE;
     /* Call upper layer to process transceiver wakeup finished */
     netdev_trigger_event_isr(at86rfmega_dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_netdev.c b/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_netdev.c
index 4d238d478f..c3af75e805 100644
--- a/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_netdev.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const netdev_driver_t cc2420_driver = {
 
 static void _irq_handler(void *arg)
 {
-    netdev_t *dev = (netdev_t *)arg;
+    netdev_t *dev = arg;
 
     netdev_trigger_event_isr(dev);
 }
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ static inline int opt_state(void *buf, bool cond)
 
 static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    cc2420_t *dev = (cc2420_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    cc2420_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, cc2420_t, netdev);
 
     uint16_t reg;
 
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    return cc2420_init((cc2420_t *)dev);
+    return cc2420_init(dev);
 }
 
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
@@ -145,13 +146,15 @@ static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
-    cc2420_t *dev = (cc2420_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    cc2420_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, cc2420_t, netdev);
     return (int)cc2420_send(dev, iolist);
 }
 
 static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
-    cc2420_t *dev = (cc2420_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    cc2420_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, cc2420_t, netdev);
     return (int)cc2420_rx(dev, buf, len, info);
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +164,8 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
         return -ENODEV;
     }
 
-    cc2420_t *dev = (cc2420_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    cc2420_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, cc2420_t, netdev);
 
     int ext = netdev_ieee802154_get(&dev->netdev, opt, val, max_len);
     if (ext > 0) {
@@ -230,7 +234,8 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t val_len)
         return -ENODEV;
     }
 
-    cc2420_t *dev = (cc2420_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    cc2420_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, cc2420_t, netdev);
 
     int ext = netdev_ieee802154_set(&dev->netdev, opt, val, val_len);
 
diff --git a/drivers/dose/dose.c b/drivers/dose/dose.c
index 17e95f0c69..bbab8da3ba 100644
--- a/drivers/dose/dose.c
+++ b/drivers/dose/dose.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static dose_signal_t state_transit_blocked(dose_t *ctx, dose_signal_t signal)
          * if this frame should be processed. By queuing NETDEV_EVENT_ISR,
          * the netif thread will call _isr at some time. */
         SETBIT(ctx->flags, DOSE_FLAG_RECV_BUF_DIRTY);
-        netdev_trigger_event_isr((netdev_t *) ctx);
+        netdev_trigger_event_isr(&ctx->netdev);
     }
 
     if (gpio_is_valid(ctx->sense_pin)) {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static void state(dose_t *ctx, dose_signal_t signal)
 
 static void _isr_uart(void *arg, uint8_t c)
 {
-    dose_t *dev = (dose_t *) arg;
+    dose_t *dev = arg;
 
     dev->uart_octet = c;
     state(dev, DOSE_SIGNAL_UART);
@@ -225,14 +225,14 @@ static void _isr_uart(void *arg, uint8_t c)
 
 static void _isr_gpio(void *arg)
 {
-    dose_t *dev = (dose_t *) arg;
+    dose_t *dev = arg;
 
     state(dev, DOSE_SIGNAL_GPIO);
 }
 
 static void _isr_xtimer(void *arg)
 {
-    dose_t *dev = (dose_t *) arg;
+    dose_t *dev = arg;
 
     state(dev, DOSE_SIGNAL_XTIMER);
 }
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static void clear_recv_buf(dose_t *ctx)
 
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    dose_t *ctx = (dose_t *) netdev;
+    dose_t *ctx = container_of(netdev, dose_t, netdev);
     unsigned irq_state;
     int dirty, end;
 
@@ -307,12 +307,12 @@ static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 
     /* Finally schedule a _recv method call */
     DEBUG("dose _isr(): NETDEV_EVENT_RX_COMPLETE\n");
-    ctx->netdev.event_callback((netdev_t *) ctx, NETDEV_EVENT_RX_COMPLETE);
+    ctx->netdev.event_callback(&ctx->netdev, NETDEV_EVENT_RX_COMPLETE);
 }
 
 static int _recv(netdev_t *dev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
-    dose_t *ctx = (dose_t *) dev;
+    dose_t *ctx = container_of(dev, dose_t, netdev);
 
     (void)info;
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static int send_data_octet(dose_t *ctx, uint8_t c)
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *dev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
-    dose_t *ctx = (dose_t *) dev;
+    dose_t *ctx = container_of(dev, dose_t, netdev);
     int8_t retries = 3;
     size_t pktlen;
     uint16_t crc;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ send:
     }
 
     /* We probably sent the whole packet?! */
-    ctx->netdev.event_callback((netdev_t *) ctx, NETDEV_EVENT_TX_COMPLETE);
+    dev->event_callback(dev, NETDEV_EVENT_TX_COMPLETE);
 
     /* Get out of the SEND state */
     state(ctx, DOSE_SIGNAL_END);
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ send:
 collision:
     DEBUG("dose _send(): collision!\n");
     if (--retries < 0) {
-        ctx->netdev.event_callback((netdev_t *) ctx, NETDEV_EVENT_TX_MEDIUM_BUSY);
+        dev->event_callback(dev, NETDEV_EVENT_TX_MEDIUM_BUSY);
         return -EBUSY;
     }
     goto send;
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ collision:
 
 static int _get(netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 {
-    dose_t *ctx = (dose_t *) dev;
+    dose_t *ctx = container_of(dev, dose_t, netdev);
 
     switch (opt) {
         case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 
 static int _set(netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, const void *value, size_t len)
 {
-    dose_t *ctx = (dose_t *) dev;
+    dose_t *ctx = container_of(dev, dose_t, netdev);
 
     switch (opt) {
         case NETOPT_ADDRESS:
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *dev, netopt_t opt, const void *value, size_t len)
 
 static int _init(netdev_t *dev)
 {
-    dose_t *ctx = (dose_t *) dev;
+    dose_t *ctx = container_of(dev, dose_t, netdev);
     unsigned irq_state;
 
     /* Set state machine to defaults */
diff --git a/drivers/encx24j600/encx24j600.c b/drivers/encx24j600/encx24j600.c
index 52a447ca8b..2dcc925676 100644
--- a/drivers/encx24j600/encx24j600.c
+++ b/drivers/encx24j600/encx24j600.c
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ void encx24j600_setup(encx24j600_t *dev, const encx24j600_params_t *params)
 
 static void encx24j600_isr(void *arg)
 {
-    encx24j600_t *dev = (encx24j600_t *) arg;
+    encx24j600_t *dev = arg;
 
     /* disable interrupt line */
     gpio_irq_disable(dev->int_pin);
 
     /* call netdev hook */
-    netdev_trigger_event_isr((netdev_t*) dev);
+    netdev_trigger_event_isr(&dev->netdev);
 }
 
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
diff --git a/drivers/ethos/ethos.c b/drivers/ethos/ethos.c
index 630ee54526..8fd83b8692 100644
--- a/drivers/ethos/ethos.c
+++ b/drivers/ethos/ethos.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static void _end_of_frame(ethos_t *dev)
             if (dev->framesize) {
                 assert(dev->last_framesize == 0);
                 dev->last_framesize = dev->framesize;
-                netdev_trigger_event_isr((netdev_t*) dev);
+                netdev_trigger_event_isr(&dev->netdev);
 
             }
             break;
@@ -187,14 +187,12 @@ static void ethos_isr(void *arg, uint8_t c)
 
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    ethos_t *dev = (ethos_t *) netdev;
-    dev->netdev.event_callback((netdev_t*) dev, NETDEV_EVENT_RX_COMPLETE);
+    netdev->event_callback(netdev, NETDEV_EVENT_RX_COMPLETE);
 }
 
 static int _init(netdev_t *encdev)
 {
-    ethos_t *dev = (ethos_t *) encdev;
-    (void)dev;
+    (void)encdev;
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/kw2xrf/kw2xrf.c b/drivers/kw2xrf/kw2xrf.c
index 7dc272cef2..faff815829 100644
--- a/drivers/kw2xrf/kw2xrf.c
+++ b/drivers/kw2xrf/kw2xrf.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void kw2xrf_set_address(kw2xrf_t *dev)
 
 void kw2xrf_setup(kw2xrf_t *dev, const kw2xrf_params_t *params)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev.netdev;
 
     netdev->driver = &kw2xrf_driver;
     /* initialize device descriptor */
diff --git a/drivers/kw2xrf/kw2xrf_netdev.c b/drivers/kw2xrf/kw2xrf_netdev.c
index 3f18bd2a9a..7e82c53992 100644
--- a/drivers/kw2xrf/kw2xrf_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/kw2xrf/kw2xrf_netdev.c
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev);
 
 static void _irq_handler(void *arg)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *) arg;
-    kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = arg;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    kw2xrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw2xrf_t, netdev);
 
     thread_flags_set(dev->thread, KW2XRF_THREAD_FLAG_ISR);
 
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ static void _irq_handler(void *arg)
 
 static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    kw2xrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw2xrf_t, netdev);
 
     dev->thread = thread_get_active();
 
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ static void kw2xrf_wait_idle(kw2xrf_t *dev)
         while (1) {
             /* TX in progress */
             /* Handle any outstanding IRQ first */
-            _isr((netdev_t *)dev);
+            _isr(&dev->netdev.netdev);
             /* _isr() will switch the transceiver back to idle after
              * handling the TX complete IRQ */
             if (kw2xrf_can_switch_to_idle(dev)) {
@@ -136,7 +138,8 @@ static void kw2xrf_wait_idle(kw2xrf_t *dev)
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
-    kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    kw2xrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw2xrf_t, netdev);
     uint8_t *pkt_buf = &(dev->buf[1]);
     size_t len = 0;
 
@@ -178,7 +181,8 @@ static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 
 static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
-    kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    kw2xrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw2xrf_t, netdev);
     size_t pkt_len = 0;
 
     /* get size of the received packet */
@@ -241,7 +245,8 @@ static netopt_state_t _get_state(kw2xrf_t *dev)
 
 int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t len)
 {
-    kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    kw2xrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw2xrf_t, netdev);
 
     if (dev == NULL) {
         return -ENODEV;
@@ -364,12 +369,14 @@ int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t len)
             break;
     }
 
-    return netdev_ieee802154_get((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt, value, len);
+    return netdev_ieee802154_get(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                 opt, value, len);
 }
 
 static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *value, size_t len)
 {
-    kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    kw2xrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw2xrf_t, netdev);
     int res = -ENOTSUP;
 
     if (dev == NULL) {
@@ -523,8 +530,8 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *value, size_t len)
     }
 
     if (res == -ENOTSUP) {
-        res = netdev_ieee802154_set((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt,
-                                     value, len);
+        res = netdev_ieee802154_set(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                    opt, value, len);
     }
 
     return res;
@@ -532,7 +539,8 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *value, size_t len)
 
 static void _isr_event_seq_r(netdev_t *netdev, uint8_t *dregs)
 {
-    kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    kw2xrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw2xrf_t, netdev);
     uint8_t irqsts1 = 0;
 
     if (dregs[MKW2XDM_IRQSTS1] & MKW2XDM_IRQSTS1_RXWTRMRKIRQ) {
@@ -568,7 +576,8 @@ static void _isr_event_seq_r(netdev_t *netdev, uint8_t *dregs)
 
 static void _isr_event_seq_t(netdev_t *netdev, uint8_t *dregs)
 {
-    kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    kw2xrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw2xrf_t, netdev);
     uint8_t irqsts1 = 0;
 
     if (dregs[MKW2XDM_IRQSTS1] & MKW2XDM_IRQSTS1_TXIRQ) {
@@ -603,7 +612,8 @@ static void _isr_event_seq_t(netdev_t *netdev, uint8_t *dregs)
 /* Standalone CCA */
 static void _isr_event_seq_cca(netdev_t *netdev, uint8_t *dregs)
 {
-    kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    kw2xrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw2xrf_t, netdev);
     uint8_t irqsts1 = 0;
 
     if ((dregs[MKW2XDM_IRQSTS1] & MKW2XDM_IRQSTS1_CCAIRQ) &&
@@ -623,7 +633,8 @@ static void _isr_event_seq_cca(netdev_t *netdev, uint8_t *dregs)
 
 static void _isr_event_seq_tr(netdev_t *netdev, uint8_t *dregs)
 {
-    kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    kw2xrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw2xrf_t, netdev);
     uint8_t irqsts1 = 0;
 
     if (dregs[MKW2XDM_IRQSTS1] & MKW2XDM_IRQSTS1_TXIRQ) {
@@ -689,7 +700,8 @@ static void _isr_event_seq_tr(netdev_t *netdev, uint8_t *dregs)
 
 static void _isr_event_seq_ccca(netdev_t *netdev, uint8_t *dregs)
 {
-    kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    kw2xrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw2xrf_t, netdev);
     uint8_t irqsts1 = 0;
 
     if ((dregs[MKW2XDM_IRQSTS1] & MKW2XDM_IRQSTS1_CCAIRQ) &&
@@ -712,7 +724,8 @@ static void _isr_event_seq_ccca(netdev_t *netdev, uint8_t *dregs)
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
     uint8_t dregs[MKW2XDM_PHY_CTRL4 + 1];
-    kw2xrf_t *dev = (kw2xrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    kw2xrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw2xrf_t, netdev);
     if (!spinning_for_irq) {
         num_irqs_handled = num_irqs_queued;
     }
diff --git a/drivers/kw41zrf/kw41zrf.c b/drivers/kw41zrf/kw41zrf.c
index 08684e4ed4..c8b5a657c2 100644
--- a/drivers/kw41zrf/kw41zrf.c
+++ b/drivers/kw41zrf/kw41zrf.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void kw41zrf_set_address(kw41zrf_t *dev)
 
 void kw41zrf_setup(kw41zrf_t *dev, uint8_t index)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev.netdev;
 
     netdev->driver = &kw41zrf_driver;
 
diff --git a/drivers/kw41zrf/kw41zrf_netdev.c b/drivers/kw41zrf/kw41zrf_netdev.c
index 0ee1d18068..b469ff8f18 100644
--- a/drivers/kw41zrf/kw41zrf_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/kw41zrf/kw41zrf_netdev.c
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ static bool blocking_for_irq = false;
 static void kw41zrf_irq_handler(void *arg)
 {
     netdev_t *netdev = arg;
-    kw41zrf_t *dev = (kw41zrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    kw41zrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw41zrf_t, netdev);
 
     KW41ZRF_LED_IRQ_ON;
     kw41zrf_mask_irqs();
@@ -85,7 +88,10 @@ static void kw41zrf_irq_handler(void *arg)
 
 static int kw41zrf_netdev_init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    kw41zrf_t *dev = (kw41zrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    kw41zrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw41zrf_t, netdev);
     dev->thread = thread_get_active();
 
     /* initialize hardware */
@@ -182,7 +188,7 @@ static void kw41zrf_wait_idle(kw41zrf_t *dev)
         /* Block until we get an IRQ */
         thread_flags_wait_any(KW41ZRF_THREAD_FLAG_ISR);
         /* Handle the IRQ */
-        kw41zrf_netdev_isr((netdev_t *)dev);
+        kw41zrf_netdev_isr(&dev->netdev.netdev);
         /* kw41zrf_netdev_isr() will switch the transceiver back to idle
          * after handling the sequence complete IRQ */
         if (kw41zrf_can_switch_to_idle(dev) && dev->backoff_delay == 0) {
@@ -216,7 +222,11 @@ int kw41zrf_cca(kw41zrf_t *dev)
 
 static int kw41zrf_netdev_send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
-    kw41zrf_t *dev = (kw41zrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    kw41zrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw41zrf_t, netdev);
+
     size_t len = 0;
 
     kw41zrf_wait_idle(dev);
@@ -273,7 +283,10 @@ static inline void kw41zrf_unblock_rx(kw41zrf_t *dev)
 
 static int kw41zrf_netdev_recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
-    kw41zrf_t *dev = (kw41zrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    kw41zrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw41zrf_t, netdev);
     if (kw41zrf_is_dsm()) {
         /* bring the device out of DSM, sleep will be restored before returning */
         kw41zrf_set_power_mode(dev, KW41ZRF_POWER_IDLE);
@@ -431,7 +444,10 @@ static netopt_state_t kw41zrf_netdev_get_state(kw41zrf_t *dev)
 
 int kw41zrf_netdev_get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t len)
 {
-    kw41zrf_t *dev = (kw41zrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    kw41zrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw41zrf_t, netdev);
 
     if (dev == NULL) {
         return -ENODEV;
@@ -615,14 +631,18 @@ int kw41zrf_netdev_get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t len)
     }
 
     if (res == -ENOTSUP) {
-        res = netdev_ieee802154_get((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt, value, len);
+        res = netdev_ieee802154_get(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                    opt, value, len);
     }
     return res;
 }
 
 static int kw41zrf_netdev_set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *value, size_t len)
 {
-    kw41zrf_t *dev = (kw41zrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    kw41zrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw41zrf_t, netdev);
     int res = -ENOTSUP;
 
     if (dev == NULL) {
@@ -810,7 +830,8 @@ static int kw41zrf_netdev_set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *value,
     }
 
     if (res == -ENOTSUP) {
-        res = netdev_ieee802154_set((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt, value, len);
+        res = netdev_ieee802154_set(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                    opt, value, len);
     }
 
     return res;
@@ -1132,7 +1153,10 @@ static uint32_t _isr_event_seq_ccca(kw41zrf_t *dev, uint32_t irqsts)
 
 static void kw41zrf_netdev_isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    kw41zrf_t *dev = (kw41zrf_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    kw41zrf_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, kw41zrf_t, netdev);
 
     irq_is_queued = false;
     thread_flags_clear(KW41ZRF_THREAD_FLAG_ISR);
diff --git a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40.c b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40.c
index 360895733e..5ff6d55de8 100644
--- a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40.c
+++ b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 void mrf24j40_setup(mrf24j40_t *dev, const mrf24j40_params_t *params, uint8_t index)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev.netdev;
 
     netdev->driver = &mrf24j40_driver;
     /* initialize device descriptor */
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ size_t mrf24j40_tx_load(mrf24j40_t *dev, uint8_t *data, size_t len, size_t offse
 
 void mrf24j40_tx_exec(mrf24j40_t *dev)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
-
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev.netdev;
 
     dev->tx_frame_len = dev->tx_frame_len - IEEE802154_FCS_LEN;
     /* write frame length field in FIFO */
diff --git a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_netdev.c b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_netdev.c
index d93df48856..5fc68d57bb 100644
--- a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_netdev.c
@@ -39,16 +39,19 @@
 
 static void _irq_handler(void *arg)
 {
-    netdev_t *dev = (netdev_t *) arg;
+    netdev_t *dev = arg;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(dev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    mrf24j40_t *mrf24j40 = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, mrf24j40_t, netdev);
 
     netdev_trigger_event_isr(dev);
 
-    ((mrf24j40_t *)arg)->irq_flag = 1;
+    mrf24j40->irq_flag = 1;
 }
 
 static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    mrf24j40_t *dev = (mrf24j40_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    mrf24j40_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, mrf24j40_t, netdev);
 
     /* initialize GPIOs */
     spi_init_cs(dev->params.spi, dev->params.cs_pin);
@@ -66,7 +69,8 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
-    mrf24j40_t *dev = (mrf24j40_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    mrf24j40_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, mrf24j40_t, netdev);
     size_t len = 0;
 
     mrf24j40_tx_prepare(dev);
@@ -104,7 +108,8 @@ static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 
 static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
-    mrf24j40_t *dev = (mrf24j40_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    mrf24j40_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, mrf24j40_t, netdev);
     uint8_t phr;
     size_t pkt_len;
     int res = -ENOBUFS;
@@ -161,7 +166,8 @@ static netopt_state_t _get_state(mrf24j40_t *dev)
 
 static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 {
-    mrf24j40_t *dev = (mrf24j40_t *) netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    mrf24j40_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, mrf24j40_t, netdev);
 
     if (netdev == NULL) {
         return -ENODEV;
@@ -330,8 +336,8 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 
         default:
             /* try netdev settings */
-            res = netdev_ieee802154_get((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt,
-                                         val, max_len);
+            res = netdev_ieee802154_get(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                        opt, val, max_len);
     }
     return res;
 }
@@ -361,7 +367,8 @@ static int _set_state(mrf24j40_t *dev, netopt_state_t state)
 
 static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t len)
 {
-    mrf24j40_t *dev = (mrf24j40_t *) netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    mrf24j40_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, mrf24j40_t, netdev);
     int res = -ENOTSUP;
 
     if (dev == NULL) {
@@ -513,15 +520,16 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t len)
     }
     /* try netdev building flags */
     if (res == -ENOTSUP) {
-        res = netdev_ieee802154_set((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt,
-                                     val, len);
+        res = netdev_ieee802154_set(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                    opt, val, len);
     }
     return res;
 }
 
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    mrf24j40_t *dev = (mrf24j40_t *) netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    mrf24j40_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, mrf24j40_t, netdev);
     /* update pending bits */
     mrf24j40_update_tasks(dev);
     DEBUG("[mrf24j40] INTERRUPT (pending: %x),\n", dev->pending);
diff --git a/drivers/netdev_ieee802154_submac/netdev_ieee802154_submac.c b/drivers/netdev_ieee802154_submac/netdev_ieee802154_submac.c
index 0c441a0ef0..a7964fb188 100644
--- a/drivers/netdev_ieee802154_submac/netdev_ieee802154_submac.c
+++ b/drivers/netdev_ieee802154_submac/netdev_ieee802154_submac.c
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ static netopt_state_t _get_submac_state(ieee802154_submac_t *submac)
 
 static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 {
-    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac = (netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_ieee802154_submac_t, dev);
     ieee802154_submac_t *submac = &netdev_submac->submac;
 
     switch (opt) {
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
             break;
     }
 
-    return netdev_ieee802154_get((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt,
+    return netdev_ieee802154_get(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev), opt,
                                  value, max_len);
 }
 
@@ -95,8 +96,10 @@ static int _set_submac_state(ieee802154_submac_t *submac, netopt_state_t state)
 static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *value,
                 size_t value_len)
 {
-    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac =
-        (netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac = container_of(netdev_ieee802154,
+                                                             netdev_ieee802154_submac_t,
+                                                             dev);
     ieee802154_submac_t *submac = &netdev_submac->submac;
 
     int res;
@@ -128,8 +131,8 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *value,
         break;
     }
 
-    return netdev_ieee802154_set((netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev, opt,
-                                 value, value_len);
+    return netdev_ieee802154_set(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                 opt, value, value_len);
 }
 
 void ieee802154_submac_ack_timer_set(ieee802154_submac_t *submac, uint16_t us)
@@ -152,16 +155,21 @@ void ieee802154_submac_ack_timer_cancel(ieee802154_submac_t *submac)
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *pkt)
 {
-    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac =
-        (netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac = container_of(netdev_ieee802154,
+                                                             netdev_ieee802154_submac_t,
+                                                             dev);
+    ieee802154_submac_t *submac = &netdev_submac->submac;
 
-    return ieee802154_send(&netdev_submac->submac, pkt);
+    return ieee802154_send(submac, pkt);
 }
 
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac =
-        (netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac = container_of(netdev_ieee802154,
+                                                             netdev_ieee802154_submac_t,
+                                                             dev);
     ieee802154_submac_t *submac = &netdev_submac->submac;
 
     do {
@@ -190,8 +198,10 @@ static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 
 static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
-    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac =
-        (netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac = container_of(netdev_ieee802154,
+                                                             netdev_ieee802154_submac_t,
+                                                             dev);
     ieee802154_submac_t *submac = &netdev_submac->submac;
     ieee802154_rx_info_t rx_info;
 
@@ -221,7 +231,7 @@ static void submac_tx_done(ieee802154_submac_t *submac, int status,
     netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac = container_of(submac,
                                                              netdev_ieee802154_submac_t,
                                                              submac);
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)netdev_submac;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &netdev_submac->dev.netdev;
 
     if (info) {
         netdev_submac->retrans = info->retrans;
@@ -250,7 +260,7 @@ static void submac_rx_done(ieee802154_submac_t *submac)
     netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac = container_of(submac,
                                                              netdev_ieee802154_submac_t,
                                                              submac);
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)netdev_submac;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &netdev_submac->dev.netdev;
 
     netdev->event_callback(netdev, NETDEV_EVENT_RX_COMPLETE);
 }
@@ -267,7 +277,7 @@ static void _hal_radio_cb(ieee802154_dev_t *dev, ieee802154_trx_ev_t status)
     netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac = container_of(submac,
                                                              netdev_ieee802154_submac_t,
                                                              submac);
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)netdev_submac;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &netdev_submac->dev.netdev;
 
     switch (status) {
     case IEEE802154_RADIO_CONFIRM_TX_DONE:
@@ -287,10 +297,11 @@ static void _hal_radio_cb(ieee802154_dev_t *dev, ieee802154_trx_ev_t status)
 
 static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac =
-        (netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac = container_of(netdev_ieee802154,
+                                                             netdev_ieee802154_submac_t,
+                                                             dev);
     ieee802154_submac_t *submac = &netdev_submac->submac;
-    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev;
     ieee802154_submac_init(submac, (network_uint16_t*) netdev_ieee802154->short_addr, (eui64_t*) netdev_ieee802154->long_addr);
 
     return 0;
@@ -299,7 +310,7 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 int netdev_ieee802154_submac_init(netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac,
                                   ieee802154_dev_t *dev)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)netdev_submac;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &netdev_submac->dev.netdev;
 
     netdev->driver = &netdev_submac_driver;
     ieee802154_submac_t *submac = &netdev_submac->submac;
@@ -314,7 +325,7 @@ int netdev_ieee802154_submac_init(netdev_ieee802154_submac_t *netdev_submac,
     netdev_submac->ack_timer.callback = _ack_timeout;
     netdev_submac->ack_timer.arg = netdev_submac;
 
-    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = &netdev_submac->dev;
 
     /* This function already sets the PAN ID to the default one */
     netdev_ieee802154_reset(netdev_ieee802154);
diff --git a/drivers/nrf24l01p_ng/gnrc_netif_nrf24l01p_ng.c b/drivers/nrf24l01p_ng/gnrc_netif_nrf24l01p_ng.c
index 98b118a4de..995091531b 100644
--- a/drivers/nrf24l01p_ng/gnrc_netif_nrf24l01p_ng.c
+++ b/drivers/nrf24l01p_ng/gnrc_netif_nrf24l01p_ng.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static int _nrf24l01p_ng_adpt_send(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
     assert(pkt);
     assert(netif->dev);
 
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)netif->dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
     gnrc_netif_hdr_t *netif_hdr = (gnrc_netif_hdr_t *)pkt->data;
     if (!netif_hdr) {
         return -EBADMSG;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int _nrf24l01p_ng_adpt_send(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
     uint8_t src[1 + NRF24L01P_NG_ADDR_WIDTH];
     src[0] = NRF24L01P_NG_ADDR_WIDTH;
     memcpy(src + 1,
-           NRF24L01P_NG_ADDR_P1((nrf24l01p_ng_t *)netdev),
+           NRF24L01P_NG_ADDR_P1(container_of(netdev, nrf24l01p_ng_t, netdev)),
            NRF24L01P_NG_ADDR_WIDTH);
     iolist_t iolist_src_addr = {
         .iol_next = ((iolist_t *)pkt->next),
diff --git a/drivers/nrf24l01p_ng/nrf24l01p_ng_netdev.c b/drivers/nrf24l01p_ng/nrf24l01p_ng_netdev.c
index 1388e88f9e..c559b49946 100644
--- a/drivers/nrf24l01p_ng/nrf24l01p_ng_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/nrf24l01p_ng/nrf24l01p_ng_netdev.c
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ nrf24l01p_ng_state_t _state_from_netif(netopt_state_t state)
 
 static void _nrf24l01p_ng_irq_handler(void *_dev)
 {
-    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = (nrf24l01p_ng_t *)_dev;
+    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = _dev;
     /* Once the IRQ pin has triggered,
        do not congest the thread´s
        message queue with IRQ events */
     gpio_irq_disable(dev->params.pin_irq);
-    netdev_trigger_event_isr((netdev_t *)dev);
+    netdev_trigger_event_isr(&dev->netdev);
 }
 
 static void _isr_max_rt(nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void _isr_tx_ds(nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev)
 
 static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = (nrf24l01p_ng_t *)netdev;
+    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = container_of(netdev, nrf24l01p_ng_t, netdev);
     if (dev->params.config.cfg_data_rate >= NRF24L01P_NG_RF_DR_NUM_OF ||
         dev->params.config.cfg_crc == NRF24L01P_NG_CRC_0BYTE ||
         dev->params.config.cfg_channel >= NRF24L01P_NG_NUM_CHANNELS) {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
         DEBUG_PUTS("[nrf24l01p_ng] Return upper frame estimation");
         return NRF24L01P_NG_ADDR_WIDTH + NRF24L01P_NG_MAX_PAYLOAD_WIDTH;
     }
-    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = (nrf24l01p_ng_t *)netdev;
+    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = container_of(netdev, nrf24l01p_ng_t, netdev);
     uint8_t pl_width;
     uint8_t status = nrf24l01p_ng_read_rx_pl_width(dev, &pl_width);
     uint8_t pno = NRF24L01P_NG_VAL_RX_P_NO(status);
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
         DEBUG_PUTS("[nrf24l01p_ng] No Tx address or no payload");
         return -ENOTSUP;
     }
-    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = (nrf24l01p_ng_t *)netdev;
+    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = container_of(netdev, nrf24l01p_ng_t, netdev);
     uint8_t pl_width = 0;
     const uint8_t bcast_addr[] = NRF24L01P_NG_BROADCAST_ADDR;
     uint8_t payload[NRF24L01P_NG_MAX_PAYLOAD_WIDTH];
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
  */
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = (nrf24l01p_ng_t *)netdev;
+    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = container_of(netdev, nrf24l01p_ng_t, netdev);
 
     nrf24l01p_ng_acquire(dev);
     gpio_irq_enable(dev->params.pin_irq);
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
  */
 static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 {
-    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = (nrf24l01p_ng_t *)netdev;
+    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = container_of(netdev, nrf24l01p_ng_t, netdev);
 
     (void)max_len; /* only used in assert() */
     switch (opt) {
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
  */
 static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t len)
 {
-    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = (nrf24l01p_ng_t *)netdev;
+    nrf24l01p_ng_t *dev = container_of(netdev, nrf24l01p_ng_t, netdev);
 
     switch (opt) {
         case NETOPT_ADDRESS: {
diff --git a/drivers/rn2xx3/rn2xx3.c b/drivers/rn2xx3/rn2xx3.c
index 3ef24717ed..b2cc2e5962 100644
--- a/drivers/rn2xx3/rn2xx3.c
+++ b/drivers/rn2xx3/rn2xx3.c
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
  */
 static void _rx_cb(void *arg, uint8_t c)
 {
-    rn2xx3_t *dev = (rn2xx3_t *)arg;
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
+    rn2xx3_t *dev = arg;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev;
 
     /* Avoid overflow of module response buffer */
     if (dev->resp_size >= RN2XX3_MAX_BUF) {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static void _rx_cb(void *arg, uint8_t c)
 static void _sleep_timer_cb(void *arg)
 {
     DEBUG("[rn2xx3] exit sleep\n");
-    rn2xx3_t *dev = (rn2xx3_t *)arg;
+    rn2xx3_t *dev = arg;
     dev->int_state = RN2XX3_INT_STATE_IDLE;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/slipdev/slipdev.c b/drivers/slipdev/slipdev.c
index f487735a8f..6cb7cd78a0 100644
--- a/drivers/slipdev/slipdev.c
+++ b/drivers/slipdev/slipdev.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void _slip_rx_cb(void *arg, uint8_t byte)
 check_end:
     if (byte == SLIPDEV_END) {
         if (dev->state == SLIPDEV_STATE_NET) {
-            netdev_trigger_event_isr((netdev_t*) dev);
+            netdev_trigger_event_isr(&dev->netdev);
         }
         dev->state = SLIPDEV_STATE_NONE;
     }
diff --git a/drivers/sx126x/sx126x.c b/drivers/sx126x/sx126x.c
index 341b30d852..dbd0a4a085 100644
--- a/drivers/sx126x/sx126x.c
+++ b/drivers/sx126x/sx126x.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const sx126x_pa_cfg_params_t sx1261_pa_cfg = {
 
 void sx126x_setup(sx126x_t *dev, const sx126x_params_t *params, uint8_t index)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev;
 
     netdev->driver = &sx126x_driver;
     dev->params = (sx126x_params_t *)params;
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static void sx126x_init_default_config(sx126x_t *dev)
 
 static void _dio1_isr(void *arg)
 {
-    netdev_trigger_event_isr((netdev_t *)arg);
+    netdev_trigger_event_isr(arg);
 }
 
 int sx126x_init(sx126x_t *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/sx126x/sx126x_netdev.c b/drivers/sx126x/sx126x_netdev.c
index 0ab9b85a56..b3f43ca242 100644
--- a/drivers/sx126x/sx126x_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/sx126x/sx126x_netdev.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const uint8_t sx126x_max_sf = LORA_SF12;
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
-    sx126x_t *dev = (sx126x_t *)netdev;
+    sx126x_t *dev = container_of(netdev, sx126x_t, netdev);
 
     netopt_state_t state;
 
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
     DEBUG("[sx126x] netdev: read received data.\n");
 
-    sx126x_t *dev = (sx126x_t *)netdev;
+    sx126x_t *dev = container_of(netdev, sx126x_t, netdev);
     uint8_t size = 0;
 
-    netdev_lora_rx_info_t *packet_info = (netdev_lora_rx_info_t *)info;
+    netdev_lora_rx_info_t *packet_info = info;
 
     if (packet_info) {
         sx126x_pkt_status_lora_t pkt_status;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 
 static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    sx126x_t *dev = (sx126x_t *)netdev;
+    sx126x_t *dev = container_of(netdev, sx126x_t, netdev);
 
     /* Launch initialization of driver and device */
     DEBUG("[sx126x] netdev: initializing driver...\n");
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    sx126x_t *dev = (sx126x_t *)netdev;
+    sx126x_t *dev = container_of(netdev, sx126x_t, netdev);
 
     sx126x_irq_mask_t irq_mask;
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int _get_state(sx126x_t *dev, void *val)
 static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 {
     (void)max_len; /* unused when compiled without debug, assert empty */
-    sx126x_t *dev = (sx126x_t *)netdev;
+    sx126x_t *dev = container_of(netdev, sx126x_t, netdev);
 
     if (dev == NULL) {
         return -ENODEV;
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static int _set_state(sx126x_t *dev, netopt_state_t state)
 static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t len)
 {
     (void)len; /* unused when compiled without debug, assert empty */
-    sx126x_t *dev = (sx126x_t *)netdev;
+    sx126x_t *dev = container_of(netdev, sx126x_t, netdev);
     int res = -ENOTSUP;
 
     if (dev == NULL) {
diff --git a/drivers/sx127x/sx127x.c b/drivers/sx127x/sx127x.c
index 4b50f35127..15f047a9cd 100644
--- a/drivers/sx127x/sx127x.c
+++ b/drivers/sx127x/sx127x.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static void sx127x_on_dio3_isr(void *arg);
 
 void sx127x_setup(sx127x_t *dev, const sx127x_params_t *params, uint8_t index)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev;
 
     netdev->driver = &sx127x_driver;
     dev->params = *params;
@@ -234,27 +234,27 @@ void sx127x_isr(netdev_t *dev)
 static void sx127x_on_dio_isr(sx127x_t *dev, sx127x_flags_t flag)
 {
     dev->irq |= flag;
-    sx127x_isr((netdev_t *)dev);
+    sx127x_isr(&dev->netdev);
 }
 
 static void sx127x_on_dio0_isr(void *arg)
 {
-    sx127x_on_dio_isr((sx127x_t *)arg, SX127X_IRQ_DIO0);
+    sx127x_on_dio_isr(arg, SX127X_IRQ_DIO0);
 }
 
 static void sx127x_on_dio1_isr(void *arg)
 {
-    sx127x_on_dio_isr((sx127x_t *)arg, SX127X_IRQ_DIO1);
+    sx127x_on_dio_isr(arg, SX127X_IRQ_DIO1);
 }
 
 static void sx127x_on_dio2_isr(void *arg)
 {
-    sx127x_on_dio_isr((sx127x_t *)arg, SX127X_IRQ_DIO2);
+    sx127x_on_dio_isr(arg, SX127X_IRQ_DIO2);
 }
 
 static void sx127x_on_dio3_isr(void *arg)
 {
-    sx127x_on_dio_isr((sx127x_t *)arg, SX127X_IRQ_DIO3);
+    sx127x_on_dio_isr(arg, SX127X_IRQ_DIO3);
 }
 
 /* Internal event handlers */
@@ -316,14 +316,14 @@ static int _init_gpios(sx127x_t *dev)
 
 static void _on_tx_timeout(void *arg)
 {
-    netdev_t *dev = (netdev_t *)arg;
+    netdev_t *dev = arg;
 
     dev->event_callback(dev, NETDEV_EVENT_TX_TIMEOUT);
 }
 
 static void _on_rx_timeout(void *arg)
 {
-    netdev_t *dev = (netdev_t *)arg;
+    netdev_t *dev = arg;
 
     dev->event_callback(dev, NETDEV_EVENT_RX_TIMEOUT);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/sx127x/sx127x_netdev.c b/drivers/sx127x/sx127x_netdev.c
index 1515598b9a..329ca0f70d 100644
--- a/drivers/sx127x/sx127x_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/sx127x/sx127x_netdev.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void _on_dio3_irq(void *arg);
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
     DEBUG("[sx127x] Sending packet now.\n");
-    sx127x_t *dev = (sx127x_t *)netdev;
+    sx127x_t *dev = container_of(netdev, sx127x_t, netdev);
 
     if (sx127x_get_state(dev) == SX127X_RF_TX_RUNNING) {
         DEBUG("[sx127x] Cannot send packet: radio already in transmitting "
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 
 static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
-    sx127x_t *dev = (sx127x_t *)netdev;
+    sx127x_t *dev = container_of(netdev, sx127x_t, netdev);
     volatile uint8_t irq_flags = 0;
     uint8_t size = 0;
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 
 static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    sx127x_t *sx127x = (sx127x_t *)netdev;
+    sx127x_t *sx127x = container_of(netdev, sx127x_t, netdev);
 
     sx127x->irq = 0;
     sx127x_radio_settings_t settings;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    sx127x_t *dev = (sx127x_t *)netdev;
+    sx127x_t *dev = container_of(netdev, sx127x_t, netdev);
 
     uint8_t interruptReg = sx127x_reg_read(dev, SX127X_REG_LR_IRQFLAGS);
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 {
     (void)max_len;   /* unused when compiled without debug, assert empty */
-    sx127x_t *dev = (sx127x_t *)netdev;
+    sx127x_t *dev = container_of(netdev, sx127x_t, netdev);
 
     if (dev == NULL) {
         return -ENODEV;
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t len)
 {
     (void)len; /* unused when compiled without debug, assert empty */
 
-    sx127x_t *dev = (sx127x_t *)netdev;
+    sx127x_t *dev = container_of(netdev, sx127x_t, netdev);
     int res = -ENOTSUP;
 
     if (dev == NULL) {
@@ -577,8 +577,8 @@ static int _get_state(sx127x_t *dev, void *val)
 
 void _on_dio0_irq(void *arg)
 {
-    sx127x_t *dev = (sx127x_t *)arg;
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&dev->netdev;
+    sx127x_t *dev = arg;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev;
 
     switch (dev->settings.state) {
     case SX127X_RF_RX_RUNNING:
@@ -612,8 +612,8 @@ void _on_dio0_irq(void *arg)
 void _on_dio1_irq(void *arg)
 {
     /* Get interrupt context */
-    sx127x_t *dev = (sx127x_t *)arg;
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&dev->netdev;
+    sx127x_t *dev = arg;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev;
 
     switch (dev->settings.state) {
     case SX127X_RF_RX_RUNNING:
@@ -652,8 +652,8 @@ void _on_dio1_irq(void *arg)
 void _on_dio2_irq(void *arg)
 {
     /* Get interrupt context */
-    sx127x_t *dev = (sx127x_t *)arg;
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
+    sx127x_t *dev = arg;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev;
 
     switch (dev->settings.state) {
     case SX127X_RF_RX_RUNNING:
@@ -705,8 +705,8 @@ void _on_dio2_irq(void *arg)
 void _on_dio3_irq(void *arg)
 {
     /* Get interrupt context */
-    sx127x_t *dev = (sx127x_t *)arg;
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
+    sx127x_t *dev = arg;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &dev->netdev;
 
     switch (dev->settings.state) {
     case SX127X_RF_CAD:
diff --git a/examples/lorawan/main.c b/examples/lorawan/main.c
index 9b6de7595e..52bc45df10 100644
--- a/examples/lorawan/main.c
+++ b/examples/lorawan/main.c
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ int main(void)
     /* Initialize the radio driver */
 #if IS_USED(MODULE_SX127X)
     sx127x_setup(&sx127x, &sx127x_params[0], 0);
-    loramac.netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    loramac.netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
     loramac.netdev->driver = &sx127x_driver;
 #endif
 
 #if IS_USED(MODULE_SX126X)
     sx126x_setup(&sx126x, &sx126x_params[0], 0);
-    loramac.netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx126x;
+    loramac.netdev = &sx126x.netdev;
     loramac.netdev->driver = &sx126x_driver;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/pkg/lwip/contrib/lwip.c b/pkg/lwip/contrib/lwip.c
index 867186ca87..01bfcdf701 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/contrib/lwip.c
+++ b/pkg/lwip/contrib/lwip.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void lwip_bootstrap(void)
 #ifdef MODULE_NETDEV_TAP
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < LWIP_NETIF_NUMOF; i++) {
         netdev_tap_setup(&netdev_taps[i], &netdev_tap_params[i]);
-        if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[i], &netdev_taps[i], lwip_netdev_init,
+        if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[i], &netdev_taps[i].netdev, lwip_netdev_init,
                              tcpip_input) == NULL) {
             DEBUG("Could not add netdev_tap device\n");
             return;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void lwip_bootstrap(void)
 #elif defined(MODULE_MRF24J40)
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < LWIP_NETIF_NUMOF; i++) {
         mrf24j40_setup(&mrf24j40_devs[i], &mrf24j40_params[i], i);
-        if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[i], &mrf24j40_devs[i], lwip_netdev_init,
+        if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[i], &mrf24j40_devs[i].netdev.netdev, lwip_netdev_init,
                              tcpip_6lowpan_input) == NULL) {
             DEBUG("Could not add mrf24j40 device\n");
             return;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void lwip_bootstrap(void)
 #elif defined(MODULE_AT86RF2XX)
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < LWIP_NETIF_NUMOF; i++) {
         at86rf2xx_setup(&at86rf2xx_devs[i], &at86rf2xx_params[i], i);
-        if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[i], &at86rf2xx_devs[i], lwip_netdev_init,
+        if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[i], &at86rf2xx_devs[i].netdev.netdev, lwip_netdev_init,
                              tcpip_6lowpan_input) == NULL) {
             DEBUG("Could not add at86rf2xx device\n");
             return;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void lwip_bootstrap(void)
 #elif defined(MODULE_ATWINC15X0)
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < LWIP_NETIF_NUMOF; i++) {
         atwinc15x0_setup(&atwinc15x0_devs[i], &atwinc15x0_params[i]);
-        if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[0], &atwinc15x0_devs[i], lwip_netdev_init,
+        if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[0], &atwinc15x0_devs[i].netdev, lwip_netdev_init,
                              tcpip_input) == NULL) {
             DEBUG("Could not add atwinc15x0 device\n");
             return;
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void lwip_bootstrap(void)
 #elif defined(MODULE_ENC28J60)
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < LWIP_NETIF_NUMOF; i++) {
         enc28j60_setup(&enc28j60_devs[i], &enc28j60_params[i], i);
-        if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[0], &enc28j60_devs[i], lwip_netdev_init,
+        if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[0], &enc28j60_devs[i].netdev, lwip_netdev_init,
                              tcpip_input) == NULL) {
             DEBUG("Could not add enc28j60 device\n");
             return;
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void lwip_bootstrap(void)
 #elif defined(MODULE_SOCKET_ZEP)
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < LWIP_NETIF_NUMOF; i++) {
         socket_zep_setup(&socket_zep_devs[i], &socket_zep_params[i], i);
-        if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[i], &socket_zep_devs[i], lwip_netdev_init,
+        if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[i], &socket_zep_devs[i].netdev.netdev, lwip_netdev_init,
                              tcpip_6lowpan_input) == NULL) {
             DEBUG("Could not add socket_zep device\n");
             return;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void lwip_bootstrap(void)
 #elif (IS_USED(MODULE_ESP_ETH) || IS_USED(MODULE_ESP_WIFI))
 #if IS_USED(MODULE_ESP_ETH)
     esp_eth_setup(&_esp_eth_dev);
-    if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[0], &_esp_eth_dev, lwip_netdev_init,
+    if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[0], &_esp_eth_dev.netdev, lwip_netdev_init,
                          tcpip_input) == NULL) {
         DEBUG("Could not add esp_eth device\n");
         return;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void lwip_bootstrap(void)
 #endif
 #if IS_USED(MODULE_ESP_WIFI)
     esp_wifi_setup(&_esp_wifi_dev);
-    if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[ESP_WIFI_INDEX], &_esp_wifi_dev, lwip_netdev_init,
+    if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[ESP_WIFI_INDEX], &_esp_wifi_dev.netdev, lwip_netdev_init,
                          tcpip_input) == NULL) {
         DEBUG("Could not add esp_wifi device\n");
         return;
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void lwip_bootstrap(void)
     }
 #elif defined(MODULE_NRF802154)
     nrf802154_setup(&nrf802154_dev);
-    if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[0], &nrf802154_dev, lwip_netdev_init,
+    if (netif_add_noaddr(&netif[0], &nrf802154_dev.netdev.dev.netdev, lwip_netdev_init,
                          tcpip_6lowpan_input) == NULL) {
         DEBUG("Could not add nrf802154 device\n");
         return;
diff --git a/pkg/lwip/contrib/netdev/lwip_netdev.c b/pkg/lwip/contrib/netdev/lwip_netdev.c
index 04daea7596..11d6040c4b 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/contrib/netdev/lwip_netdev.c
+++ b/pkg/lwip/contrib/netdev/lwip_netdev.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ err_t lwip_netdev_init(struct netif *netif)
     }
 
     /* initialize netdev and netif */
-    netdev = (netdev_t *)netif->state;
+    netdev = netif->state;
     netdev->driver->init(netdev);
     _configure_netdev(netdev);
     netdev->event_callback = _event_cb;
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ err_t lwip_netdev_init(struct netif *netif)
 #ifdef MODULE_NETDEV_ETH
 static err_t _eth_link_output(struct netif *netif, struct pbuf *p)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)netif->state;
+    netdev_t *netdev = netif->state;
     struct pbuf *q;
     unsigned int count = 0;
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static err_t _eth_link_output(struct netif *netif, struct pbuf *p)
 static err_t _ieee802154_link_output(struct netif *netif, struct pbuf *p)
 {
     LWIP_ASSERT("p->next == NULL", p->next == NULL);
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)netif->state;
+    netdev_t *netdev = netif->state;
     iolist_t pkt = {
         .iol_base = p->payload,
         .iol_len = (p->len - IEEE802154_FCS_LEN),   /* FCS is written by driver */
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c b/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c
index fe41469ded..a5d13b2590 100644
--- a/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c
+++ b/pkg/openthread/contrib/openthread.c
@@ -76,19 +76,19 @@ void openthread_bootstrap(void)
     /* setup netdev modules */
 #ifdef MODULE_AT86RF2XX
     at86rf2xx_setup(&at86rf2xx_dev, &at86rf2xx_params[0], 0);
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *) &at86rf2xx_dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &at86rf2xx_dev.netdev.netdev;
 #endif
 #ifdef MODULE_KW41ZRF
     kw41zrf_setup(&kw41z_dev, 0);
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *) &kw41z_dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &kw41z_dev.netdev.netdev;
 #endif
 #ifdef MODULE_CC2538_RF
     cc2538_setup(&cc2538_rf_dev);
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t*) &cc2538_rf_dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &cc2538_rf_dev.netdev.dev.netdev;
 #endif
 #ifdef MODULE_NRF802154
     nrf802154_setup(&nrf802154_dev);
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t*) &nrf802154_dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &nrf802154_dev.netdev.dev.netdev;
 #endif
 
     openthread_radio_init(netdev, tx_buf, rx_buf);
diff --git a/pkg/openwsn/contrib/radio_netdev.c b/pkg/openwsn/contrib/radio_netdev.c
index e09e4581c2..d86cd76261 100644
--- a/pkg/openwsn/contrib/radio_netdev.c
+++ b/pkg/openwsn/contrib/radio_netdev.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void _set_addr(void)
 int openwsn_radio_init(void *radio_dev)
 {
     assert(radio_dev);
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)radio_dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = radio_dev;
 
     LOG_DEBUG("[openwsn/radio]: initialize riot-adaptation\n");
     openwsn_radio.dev = netdev;
diff --git a/pkg/semtech-loramac/contrib/semtech_loramac.c b/pkg/semtech-loramac/contrib/semtech_loramac.c
index 332d18771b..1d19ae02e8 100644
--- a/pkg/semtech-loramac/contrib/semtech_loramac.c
+++ b/pkg/semtech-loramac/contrib/semtech_loramac.c
@@ -569,16 +569,18 @@ static void _semtech_loramac_event_cb(netdev_t *dev, netdev_event_t event)
         case NETDEV_EVENT_FHSS_CHANGE_CHANNEL:
             DEBUG("[semtech-loramac] FHSS channel change\n");
             if(semtech_loramac_radio_events.FhssChangeChannel) {
-                semtech_loramac_radio_events.FhssChangeChannel((
-                            (sx127x_t *)dev)->_internal.last_channel);
+                sx127x_t *sx127x = container_of(dev, sx127x_t, netdev);
+                semtech_loramac_radio_events.FhssChangeChannel(
+                            sx127x->_internal.last_channel);
             }
             break;
 
         case NETDEV_EVENT_CAD_DONE:
             DEBUG("[semtech-loramac] test: CAD done\n");
+            sx127x_t *sx127x = container_of(dev, sx127x_t, netdev);
             if(semtech_loramac_radio_events.CadDone) {
-                semtech_loramac_radio_events.CadDone((
-                            (sx127x_t *)dev)->_internal.is_last_cad_success);
+                semtech_loramac_radio_events.CadDone(
+                            sx127x->_internal.is_last_cad_success);
             }
             break;
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/auto_init/loramac/auto_init_loramac.c b/sys/auto_init/loramac/auto_init_loramac.c
index fd0ca3cd59..be91007d78 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/loramac/auto_init_loramac.c
+++ b/sys/auto_init/loramac/auto_init_loramac.c
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ void auto_init_loramac(void)
 {
 #if IS_USED(MODULE_SX127X)
     sx127x_setup(&sx127x, &sx127x_params[0], 0);
-    loramac.netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    loramac.netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
     loramac.netdev->driver = &sx127x_driver;
 #endif
 
 #if IS_USED(MODULE_SX126X)
     sx126x_setup(&sx126x, &sx126x_params[0], 0);
-    loramac.netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx126x;
+    loramac.netdev = &sx126x.netdev;
     loramac.netdev->driver = &sx126x_driver;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/sys/fuzzing/netdev.c b/sys/fuzzing/netdev.c
index cb0d07f05a..b9b1650361 100644
--- a/sys/fuzzing/netdev.c
+++ b/sys/fuzzing/netdev.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ int fuzzing_netdev(gnrc_netif_t *netif) {
     netdev_test_set_get_cb(&dev, NETOPT_DEVICE_TYPE, _dev_get_device_type);
 
     return gnrc_netif_raw_create(netif, _netif_stack, THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT,
-                                 GNRC_NETIF_PRIO, "dummy_netif", (netdev_t *)&dev);
+                                 GNRC_NETIF_PRIO, "dummy_netif", &dev.netdev.netdev);
 }
 
 void fuzzing_netdev_wait(void) {
diff --git a/sys/include/net/netdev_test.h b/sys/include/net/netdev_test.h
index 6260b610ee..22723b3cc2 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/netdev_test.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/netdev_test.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
  *     ipv6_addr_t dst = IPV6_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED;
  *
  *     netdev_test_setup(&dev, NULL);
- *     dev->driver->init((netdev_t *)&dev)
+ *     dev->driver->init(&dev->netdev->netdev)
  *     // initialize stack and connect `dev` to it
  *     // ...
  *     mutex_lock(&wait);
@@ -80,10 +80,7 @@
 
 #include "mutex.h"
 
-#ifdef MODULE_NETDEV_IEEE802154
 #include "net/netdev/ieee802154.h"
-#endif
-
 #include "net/netdev.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -164,18 +161,14 @@ typedef int (*netdev_test_set_cb_t)(netdev_t *dev, const void *value,
 /**
  * @brief   Device descriptor for @ref sys_netdev_test devices
  *
- * @extends netdev_t
+ * @extends netdev_ieee802154_t
  */
 typedef struct {
     /**
      * @brief   netdev fields
      * @{
      */
-#ifdef  MODULE_NETDEV_IEEE802154
     netdev_ieee802154_t netdev;     /**< superclass */
-#else                               /* MODULE_NETDEV_IEEE802154 */
-    netdev_t netdev;                /**< superclass */
-#endif  /* MODULE_NETDEV_IEEE802154 */
     /** @} */
 
     /**
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach.c
index f8b2c28318..e29b13be06 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static gnrc_pktsnip_t *_recv(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
 {
     netdev_t *dev = netif->dev;
     netdev_ieee802154_rx_info_t rx_info;
-    netdev_ieee802154_t *state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *state = container_of(dev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
     gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt = NULL;
     int bytes_expected = dev->driver->recv(dev, NULL, 0, NULL);
 
@@ -538,7 +538,8 @@ static void gomach_t2k_trans_in_cp(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
     /* If we are retransmitting the packet, use the same sequence number for the
      * packet to avoid duplicate packet reception at the receiver side. */
     if ((netif->mac.tx.no_ack_counter > 0) || (netif->mac.tx.tx_busy_count > 0)) {
-        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+        netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
         device_state->seq = netif->mac.tx.tx_seq;
     }
 
@@ -627,7 +628,8 @@ static bool _cp_tx_busy(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
         /* Store the TX sequence number for this packet. Always use the same
          * sequence number for sending the same packet, to avoid duplicated
          * packet reception at the receiver. */
-        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+        netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
         netif->mac.tx.tx_seq = device_state->seq - 1;
 
         netif->mac.tx.t2k_state = GNRC_GOMACH_T2K_TRANS_IN_CP;
@@ -645,7 +647,8 @@ static void _cp_tx_default(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
 
     /* This packet will be retried. Store the TX sequence number for this packet.
      * Always use the same sequence number for sending the same packet. */
-    netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
     netif->mac.tx.tx_seq = device_state->seq - 1;
 
     /* If no_ack_counter reaches the threshold, regarded as phase-lock failed. So
@@ -668,7 +671,8 @@ static void gomach_t2k_wait_cp_txfeedback(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
         /* No TX-ISR, go to sleep. */
         netif->mac.tx.no_ack_counter++;
 
-        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+        netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
         netif->mac.tx.tx_seq = device_state->seq - 1;
 
         /* Here, we don't queue the packet again, but keep it in tx.packet. */
@@ -798,7 +802,8 @@ static void gomach_t2k_trans_in_slots(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
 {
     /* If this packet is being retransmitted, use the same recorded MAC sequence number. */
     if (netif->mac.tx.no_ack_counter > 0) {
-        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+        netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
         device_state->seq = netif->mac.tx.tx_seq;
     }
 
@@ -866,7 +871,8 @@ static void _t2k_wait_vtdma_tx_default(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
      *  the following cycle. */
     netif->mac.tx.no_ack_counter = 1;
 
-    netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
     netif->mac.tx.tx_seq = device_state->seq - 1;
 
     /* Do not release the packet here, continue sending the same packet. ***/
@@ -890,7 +896,8 @@ static void gomach_t2k_wait_vtdma_transfeedback(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
         /* No TX-ISR, go to sleep. */
         netif->mac.tx.no_ack_counter++;
 
-        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+        netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
         netif->mac.tx.tx_seq = device_state->seq - 1;
 
         /* Here, we don't queue the packet again, but keep it in tx.packet. */
@@ -1251,7 +1258,8 @@ static void gomach_t2u_send_data(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
 {
     /* If we are retrying to send the data, reload its original MAC sequence. */
     if (netif->mac.tx.no_ack_counter > 0) {
-        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+        netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
         device_state->seq = netif->mac.tx.tx_seq;
     }
 
@@ -1326,7 +1334,8 @@ static void _t2u_data_tx_fail(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
     else {
         /* Record the MAC sequence of the data, retry t2u in next cycle. */
         netif->mac.tx.no_ack_counter = CONFIG_GNRC_GOMACH_REPHASELOCK_THRESHOLD;
-        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+        netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
         netif->mac.tx.tx_seq = device_state->seq - 1;
 
         LOG_DEBUG("[GOMACH] t2u send data failed on channel %d.\n",
@@ -1345,7 +1354,8 @@ static void gomach_t2u_wait_tx_feedback(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
         netif->mac.tx.t2u_retry_counter++;
 
         netif->mac.tx.no_ack_counter = CONFIG_GNRC_GOMACH_REPHASELOCK_THRESHOLD;
-        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+        netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+        netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
         netif->mac.tx.tx_seq = device_state->seq - 1;
 
         gnrc_gomach_set_quit_cycle(netif, true);
@@ -2174,7 +2184,8 @@ static void _gomach_init(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
     netif->mac.rx.check_dup_pkt.queue_head = 0;
     netif->mac.tx.last_tx_neighbor_id = 0;
 
-    netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *device_state = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
     device_state->seq = netif->l2addr[netif->l2addr_len - 1];
 
     /* Initialize GoMacH's duplicate-check scheme. */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach_internal.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach_internal.c
index 621ee3f447..aa415c0d6e 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach_internal.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach_internal.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 int _gnrc_gomach_transmit(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
 {
     netdev_t *dev = netif->dev;
-    netdev_ieee802154_t *state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *state = container_of(dev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
     gnrc_netif_hdr_t *netif_hdr;
     const uint8_t *src, *dst = NULL;
     int res = 0;
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ static int _parse_packet(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt,
     assert(info != NULL);
     assert(pkt != NULL);
 
-    netdev_ieee802154_t *state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+    netdev_t *dev = netif->dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *state = container_of(dev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
     /* Get the packet sequence number */
     info->seq = ieee802154_get_seq(pkt->next->data);
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac.c
index ba2b2ddbad..1f6db58212 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static gnrc_pktsnip_t *_recv(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
 {
     netdev_t *dev = netif->dev;
     netdev_ieee802154_rx_info_t rx_info;
-    netdev_ieee802154_t *state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *state = container_of(dev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
     gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt = NULL;
     int bytes_expected = dev->driver->recv(dev, NULL, 0, NULL);
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac_internal.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac_internal.c
index 424fa4ee4f..b51b1408a7 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac_internal.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac_internal.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 int _gnrc_lwmac_transmit(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
 {
     netdev_t *dev = netif->dev;
-    netdev_ieee802154_t *state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *state = container_of(dev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
     gnrc_netif_hdr_t *netif_hdr;
     const uint8_t *src, *dst = NULL;
     int res = 0;
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ieee802154/gnrc_netif_ieee802154.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ieee802154/gnrc_netif_ieee802154.c
index d1d324afbe..8ac465145d 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ieee802154/gnrc_netif_ieee802154.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ieee802154/gnrc_netif_ieee802154.c
@@ -185,8 +185,11 @@ static gnrc_pktsnip_t *_recv(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
                 uint16_t payload_size = 0;
                 uint8_t *mic = NULL;
                 uint8_t mic_size = 0;
+                netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(dev,
+                                                                      netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                                      netdev);
                 if (mhr[0] & NETDEV_IEEE802154_SECURITY_EN) {
-                    if (ieee802154_sec_decrypt_frame(&((netdev_ieee802154_t *)dev)->sec_ctx,
+                    if (ieee802154_sec_decrypt_frame(&netdev_ieee802154->sec_ctx,
                                                      nread,
                                                      mhr, (uint8_t *)&mhr_len,
                                                      &payload, &payload_size,
@@ -248,7 +251,7 @@ static gnrc_pktsnip_t *_recv(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
 static int _send(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
 {
     netdev_t *dev = netif->dev;
-    netdev_ieee802154_t *state = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)netif->dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *state = container_of(dev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
     gnrc_netif_hdr_t *netif_hdr;
     const uint8_t *src, *dst = NULL;
     int res = 0;
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_at86rf2xx.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_at86rf2xx.c
index 7398539214..f29b1a5ca0 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_at86rf2xx.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_at86rf2xx.c
@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@ void auto_init_at86rf2xx(void)
         gnrc_netif_gomach_create(&_netif[i], _at86rf2xx_stacks[i],
                                  AT86RF2XX_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                  AT86RF2XX_MAC_PRIO, "at86rf2xx-gomach",
-                                 (netdev_t *)&at86rf2xx_devs[i]);
+                                 &at86rf2xx_devs[i].netdev.netdev);
 #elif defined(MODULE_GNRC_LWMAC)
         gnrc_netif_lwmac_create(&_netif[i], _at86rf2xx_stacks[i],
                                 AT86RF2XX_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                 AT86RF2XX_MAC_PRIO, "at86rf2xx-lwmac",
-                                (netdev_t *)&at86rf2xx_devs[i]);
+                                &at86rf2xx_devs[i].netdev.netdev);
 #else
         gnrc_netif_ieee802154_create(&_netif[i], _at86rf2xx_stacks[i],
                                      AT86RF2XX_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                      AT86RF2XX_MAC_PRIO, "at86rf2xx",
-                                     (netdev_t *)&at86rf2xx_devs[i]);
+                                     &at86rf2xx_devs[i].netdev.netdev);
 #endif
     }
 }
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_atwinc15x0.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_atwinc15x0.c
index 60b5b25b08..edb338d17f 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_atwinc15x0.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_atwinc15x0.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void auto_init_atwinc15x0(void)
         gnrc_netif_ethernet_create(&_netif[i], stack[i],
                                    ATWINC15X0_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                    ATWINC15X0_MAC_PRIO, "atwinc15x0",
-                                   (netdev_t *)&dev[i]);
+                                   &dev[i].netdev);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_cc110x.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_cc110x.c
index c6e0ef0689..d5a85f3a1e 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_cc110x.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_cc110x.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void auto_init_cc110x(void)
 
         cc110x_setup(&_cc110x_devs[i], &cc110x_params[i], i);
         gnrc_netif_cc1xxx_create(&_netif[i], stacks[i], CC110X_MAC_STACKSIZE, CC110X_MAC_PRIO,
-                                 "cc110x", (netdev_t *)&_cc110x_devs[i]);
+                                 "cc110x", &_cc110x_devs[i].netdev);
     }
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_cc2420.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_cc2420.c
index a21824eeba..fb0eff7efb 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_cc2420.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_cc2420.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void auto_init_cc2420(void)
         cc2420_setup(&cc2420_devs[i], &cc2420_params[i], i);
         gnrc_netif_ieee802154_create(&_netif[i], _cc2420_stacks[i], CC2420_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                      CC2420_MAC_PRIO, "cc2420",
-                                     (netdev_t *)&cc2420_devs[i]);
+                                     &cc2420_devs[i].netdev.netdev);
     }
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_cc2538_rf.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_cc2538_rf.c
index eec5a5d539..3e68fb82c3 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_cc2538_rf.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_cc2538_rf.c
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ void auto_init_cc2538_rf(void)
     gnrc_netif_ieee802154_create(&_netif, _cc2538_rf_stack,
                                  CC2538_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                  CC2538_MAC_PRIO, "cc2538_rf",
-                                 (netdev_t *)&cc2538_rf_dev);
+                                 &cc2538_rf_dev.netdev.dev.netdev);
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_dose.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_dose.c
index 11e0dc636d..fa56a5edc8 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_dose.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_dose.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void auto_init_dose(void)
 
         dose_setup(&dose[i], &dose_params[i], i);
         gnrc_netif_ethernet_create(&_netif[i], _netdev_eth_stack[i], DOSE_MAC_STACKSIZE,
-                                   DOSE_MAC_PRIO, "dose", (netdev_t *)&dose[i]);
+                                   DOSE_MAC_PRIO, "dose", &dose[i].netdev);
     }
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_enc28j60.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_enc28j60.c
index f2b66905d5..691acd8e5e 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_enc28j60.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_enc28j60.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void auto_init_enc28j60(void)
         enc28j60_setup(&dev[i], &enc28j60_params[i], i);
         gnrc_netif_ethernet_create(&_netif[i], stack[i], ENC28J60_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                    ENC28J60_MAC_PRIO, "enc28j60",
-                                   (netdev_t *)&dev[i]);
+                                   &dev[i].netdev);
     }
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_encx24j600.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_encx24j600.c
index 1c32df4e22..f7660468d6 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_encx24j600.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_encx24j600.c
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ void auto_init_encx24j600(void)
     /* initialize netdev<->gnrc adapter state */
     gnrc_netif_ethernet_create(&_netif, _netdev_eth_stack, ENCX24J600_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                ENCX24J600_MAC_PRIO, "encx24j600",
-                               (netdev_t *)&encx24j600);
+                               &encx24j600.netdev);
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_ethos.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_ethos.c
index 79e4fe64ca..65629bffe8 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_ethos.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_ethos.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void auto_init_ethos(void)
 
         /* initialize netdev<->gnrc adapter state */
         gnrc_netif_ethernet_create(&_netif[i], _netdev_eth_stack[i], ETHOS_MAC_STACKSIZE,
-                                   ETHOS_MAC_PRIO, "ethos", (netdev_t *)&ethos[i]);
+                                   ETHOS_MAC_PRIO, "ethos", &ethos[i].netdev);
     }
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_kw2xrf.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_kw2xrf.c
index 8ec90ef180..bbfa53ade1 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_kw2xrf.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_kw2xrf.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void auto_init_kw2xrf(void)
         kw2xrf_setup(&kw2xrf_devs[i], (kw2xrf_params_t*) p);
         gnrc_netif_ieee802154_create(&_netif[i], _kw2xrf_stacks[i], KW2XRF_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                      KW2XRF_MAC_PRIO, "kw2xrf",
-                                     (netdev_t *)&kw2xrf_devs[i]);
+                                     &kw2xrf_devs[i].netdev.netdev);
     }
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_kw41zrf.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_kw41zrf.c
index b3966f352c..a22d18a3a1 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_kw41zrf.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_kw41zrf.c
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ void auto_init_kw41zrf(void)
 #if defined(MODULE_GNRC_GOMACH)
         gnrc_netif_gomach_create(&_netif[i], _kw41zrf_stacks[i], KW41ZRF_NETIF_STACKSIZE,
                                  KW41ZRF_NETIF_PRIO, "kw41zrf-gomach",
-                                 (netdev_t *)&kw41zrf_devs[i]);
+                                 &kw41zrf_devs[i].netdev.netdev);
 #elif defined(MODULE_GNRC_LWMAC)
         gnrc_netif_lwmac_create(&_netif[i], _kw41zrf_stacks[i], KW41ZRF_NETIF_STACKSIZE,
                                 KW41ZRF_NETIF_PRIO, "kw41zrf-lwmac",
-                                (netdev_t *)&kw41zrf_devs[i]);
+                                &kw41zrf_devs[i].netdev.netdev);
 #else
         gnrc_netif_ieee802154_create(&_netif[i], _kw41zrf_stacks[i], KW41ZRF_NETIF_STACKSIZE,
                                      KW41ZRF_NETIF_PRIO, "kw41zrf",
-                                     (netdev_t *)&kw41zrf_devs[i]);
+                                     &kw41zrf_devs[i].netdev.netdev);
 #endif
     }
 }
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_mrf24j40.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_mrf24j40.c
index 00d9ea921a..adb3910501 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_mrf24j40.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_mrf24j40.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void auto_init_mrf24j40(void)
         gnrc_netif_ieee802154_create(&_netif[i], _mrf24j40_stacks[i],
                                      MRF24J40_MAC_STACKSIZE, MRF24J40_MAC_PRIO,
                                      "mrf24j40",
-                                     (netdev_t *)&mrf24j40_devs[i]);
+                                     &mrf24j40_devs[i].netdev.netdev);
     }
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_nrf24l01p_ng.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_nrf24l01p_ng.c
index 2aae0e4306..9724505f56 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_nrf24l01p_ng.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_nrf24l01p_ng.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void auto_init_nrf24l01p_ng(void)
                                        NRF24L01P_NG_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                        NRF24L01P_NG_MAC_PRIO,
                                        "nrf24l01p_ng",
-                                       (netdev_t *)&_nrf24l01p_ng_devs[i]);
+                                       &_nrf24l01p_ng_devs[i].netdev);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_nrf802154.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_nrf802154.c
index 1657f825e6..025162f860 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_nrf802154.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_nrf802154.c
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ void auto_init_nrf802154(void)
     gnrc_netif_ieee802154_create(&_netif, _stack,
                                  NRF802154_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                  NRF802154_MAC_PRIO, "nrf802154",
-                                 (netdev_t *)&nrf802154_dev);
+                                 &nrf802154_dev.netdev.dev.netdev);
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_slipdev.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_slipdev.c
index 2dca489e59..844b2f1130 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_slipdev.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_slipdev.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void auto_init_slipdev(void)
         slipdev_setup(&slipdevs[i], p, i);
         gnrc_netif_raw_create(&_netif[i], _slipdev_stacks[i], SLIPDEV_STACKSIZE,
                               SLIPDEV_PRIO, "slipdev",
-                              (netdev_t *)&slipdevs[i]);
+                              &slipdevs[i].netdev);
     }
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_socket_zep.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_socket_zep.c
index c57ba7de33..8f8c8795f2 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_socket_zep.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_socket_zep.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void auto_init_socket_zep(void)
         gnrc_netif_ieee802154_create(&_netif[i], _socket_zep_stacks[i],
                                      SOCKET_ZEP_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                      SOCKET_ZEP_MAC_PRIO, "socket_zep",
-                                     (netdev_t *)&_socket_zeps[i]);
+                                     &_socket_zeps[i].netdev.netdev);
     }
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_sx126x.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_sx126x.c
index b680a6848d..c278d5c9da 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_sx126x.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_sx126x.c
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ void auto_init_sx126x(void)
 
             gnrc_netif_lorawan_create(&_netif[i], sx126x_stacks[i],
                                       SX126X_STACKSIZE, SX126X_PRIO,
-                                      "sx126x", (netdev_t *)&sx126x_devs[i]);
+                                      "sx126x", &sx126x_devs[i].netdev);
         }
         else {
             gnrc_netif_raw_create(&_netif[i], sx126x_stacks[i],
                                   SX126X_STACKSIZE, SX126X_PRIO,
-                                  "sx126x", (netdev_t *)&sx126x_devs[i]);
+                                  "sx126x", &sx126x_devs[i].netdev);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_sx127x.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_sx127x.c
index f85427e433..74d99bde00 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_sx127x.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_sx127x.c
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ void auto_init_sx127x(void)
 
             gnrc_netif_lorawan_create(&_netif[i], sx127x_stacks[i],
                                       SX127X_STACKSIZE, SX127X_PRIO,
-                                      "sx127x", (netdev_t *)&sx127x_devs[i]);
+                                      "sx127x", &sx127x_devs[i].netdev);
         }
         else {
             gnrc_netif_raw_create(&_netif[i], sx127x_stacks[i],
                                   SX127X_STACKSIZE, SX127X_PRIO,
-                                  "sx127x", (netdev_t *)&sx127x_devs[i]);
+                                  "sx127x", &sx127x_devs[i].netdev);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_w5100.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_w5100.c
index 61258fa94d..983d142f4b 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_w5100.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_w5100.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void auto_init_w5100(void)
         w5100_setup(&dev[i], &w5100_params[i]);
         /* initialize netdev <-> gnrc adapter state */
         gnrc_netif_ethernet_create(&_netif[i], stack[i], MAC_STACKSIZE, MAC_PRIO, "w5100",
-                                   (netdev_t *)&dev[i]);
+                                   &dev[i].nd);
     }
 }
 /** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/netdev_test/netdev_test.c b/sys/net/netdev_test/netdev_test.c
index 69883c1be2..0256a9e890 100644
--- a/sys/net/netdev_test/netdev_test.c
+++ b/sys/net/netdev_test/netdev_test.c
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ void netdev_test_reset(netdev_test_t *dev)
 
 static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 {
-    netdev_test_t *dev = (netdev_test_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_test_t *dev = container_of(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                      netdev_test_t, netdev);
     int res = -EINVAL;
 
     mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ static int _send(netdev_t *netdev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 
 static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 {
-    netdev_test_t *dev = (netdev_test_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_test_t *dev = container_of(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                      netdev_test_t, netdev);
     int res = (buf == NULL) ? 0 : len;  /* assume everything would be fine */
 
     mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@ static int _recv(netdev_t *netdev, void *buf, size_t len, void *info)
 
 static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    netdev_test_t *dev = (netdev_test_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_test_t *dev = container_of(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                      netdev_test_t, netdev);
     int res = 0;        /* assume everything would be fine */
 
     mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
@@ -76,7 +79,8 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
 
 static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
-    netdev_test_t *dev = (netdev_test_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_test_t *dev = container_of(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                      netdev_test_t, netdev);
 
     mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
     if (dev->isr_cb != NULL) {
@@ -90,7 +94,8 @@ static void _isr(netdev_t *netdev)
 
 static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 {
-    netdev_test_t *dev = (netdev_test_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_test_t *dev = container_of(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                      netdev_test_t, netdev);
     int res = -ENOTSUP;     /* option assumed to be not supported */
 
     mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
@@ -103,7 +108,8 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
 
 static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *value, size_t value_len)
 {
-    netdev_test_t *dev = (netdev_test_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_test_t *dev = container_of(container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+                                      netdev_test_t, netdev);
     int res = -ENOTSUP;     /* option assumed to be not supported */
 
     mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
@@ -125,9 +131,7 @@ static const netdev_driver_t _driver = {
 
 void netdev_test_setup(netdev_test_t *dev, void *state)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)dev;
-
-    netdev->driver = &_driver;
+    dev->netdev.netdev.driver = &_driver;
     dev->state = state;
     mutex_init(&dev->mutex);
     netdev_test_reset(dev);
diff --git a/tests/driver_at86rf215/main.c b/tests/driver_at86rf215/main.c
index 78accc58ab..81e229c965 100644
--- a/tests/driver_at86rf215/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_at86rf215/main.c
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ static int cmd_set_trim(int argc, char **argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    at86rf215_t* dev = (at86rf215_t*)netif->dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    at86rf215_t* dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf215_t, netdev);
 
     printf("setting trim to %u fF\n", 300U * trim);
     at86rf215_set_trim(dev, trim);
@@ -151,7 +155,11 @@ static int cmd_set_clock_out(int argc, char **argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    at86rf215_t *dev = (at86rf215_t *)netif->dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    at86rf215_t* dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf215_t, netdev);
 
     printf("Clock output set to %s %s\n", keys[freq], freq ? "MHz" : "");
     at86rf215_set_clock_output(dev, AT86RF215_CLKO_4mA, freq);
@@ -183,7 +191,11 @@ static int cmd_get_random(int argc, char **argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    at86rf215_t *dev = (at86rf215_t *)netif->dev;
+    netdev_t *netdev = netif->dev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    at86rf215_t* dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, at86rf215_t, netdev);
 
     at86rf215_get_random(dev, buffer, values);
 
diff --git a/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/cmd.c b/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/cmd.c
index 99d5e5a5c1..1404c3d954 100644
--- a/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/cmd.c
+++ b/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/cmd.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int send(int iface, le_uint16_t dst_pan, uint8_t *dst_addr,
 int ifconfig_list(int idx)
 {
     int res;
-    netdev_ieee802154_t *dev = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)(&devs[idx]);
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *dev = &devs[idx].netdev;
 
     int (*get)(netdev_t *, netopt_t, void *, size_t) = dev->netdev.driver->get;
     netopt_enable_t enable_val;
@@ -47,21 +47,21 @@ int ifconfig_list(int idx)
     print_addr(dev->long_addr, IEEE802154_LONG_ADDRESS_LEN);
     printf(", PAN: 0x%04x", dev->pan);
 
-    res = get((netdev_t *)dev, NETOPT_ADDR_LEN, &u16_val, sizeof(u16_val));
+    res = get(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_ADDR_LEN, &u16_val, sizeof(u16_val));
     if (res < 0) {
         puts("(err)");
         return 1;
     }
     printf("\n           Address length: %u", (unsigned)u16_val);
 
-    res = get((netdev_t *)dev, NETOPT_SRC_LEN, &u16_val, sizeof(u16_val));
+    res = get(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_SRC_LEN, &u16_val, sizeof(u16_val));
     if (res < 0) {
         puts("(err)");
         return 1;
     }
     printf(", Source address length: %u", (unsigned)u16_val);
 
-    res = get((netdev_t *)dev, NETOPT_MAX_PDU_SIZE, &u16_val,
+    res = get(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_MAX_PDU_SIZE, &u16_val,
               sizeof(u16_val));
     if (res < 0) {
         puts("(err)");
@@ -70,20 +70,20 @@ int ifconfig_list(int idx)
     printf(", Max.Payload: %u", (unsigned)u16_val);
     printf("\n           Channel: %u", dev->chan);
 
-    res = get((netdev_t *)dev, NETOPT_CHANNEL_PAGE, &u16_val, sizeof(u16_val));
+    res = get(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_CHANNEL_PAGE, &u16_val, sizeof(u16_val));
     if (res < 0) {
         puts("(err)");
         return 1;
     }
     printf(", Ch.page: %u", (unsigned)u16_val);
 
-    res = get((netdev_t *)dev, NETOPT_TX_POWER, &u16_val, sizeof(u16_val));
+    res = get(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_TX_POWER, &u16_val, sizeof(u16_val));
     if (res < 0) {
         puts("(err)");
         return 1;
     }
     printf(", TXPower: %d dBm", (int)u16_val);
-    res = get((netdev_t *)dev, NETOPT_IS_WIRED, &u16_val, sizeof(u16_val));
+    res = get(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_IS_WIRED, &u16_val, sizeof(u16_val));
     if (res < 0) {
         puts(", wireless");
     }
@@ -92,27 +92,27 @@ int ifconfig_list(int idx)
     }
 
     printf("         ");
-    res = get((netdev_t *)dev, NETOPT_PRELOADING, &enable_val,
+    res = get(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_PRELOADING, &enable_val,
               sizeof(netopt_enable_t));
     if ((res > 0) && (enable_val == NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
         printf("  PRELOAD");
     }
-    res = get((netdev_t *)dev, NETOPT_AUTOACK, &enable_val,
+    res = get(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_AUTOACK, &enable_val,
               sizeof(netopt_enable_t));
     if ((res > 0) && (enable_val == NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
         printf("  AUTOACK");
     }
-    res = get((netdev_t *)dev, NETOPT_RAWMODE, &enable_val,
+    res = get(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_RAWMODE, &enable_val,
               sizeof(netopt_enable_t));
     if ((res > 0) && (enable_val == NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
         printf("  RAW");
     }
-    res = get((netdev_t *)dev, NETOPT_AUTOCCA, &enable_val,
+    res = get(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_AUTOCCA, &enable_val,
               sizeof(netopt_enable_t));
     if ((res > 0) && (enable_val == NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
         printf("  AUTOCCA");
     }
-    res = get((netdev_t *)dev, NETOPT_CSMA, &enable_val,
+    res = get(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_CSMA, &enable_val,
               sizeof(netopt_enable_t));
     if ((res > 0) && (enable_val == NETOPT_ENABLE)) {
         printf("  CSMA");
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static int send(int iface, le_uint16_t dst_pan, uint8_t *dst, size_t dst_len,
         .iol_len = strlen(data)
     };
 
-    dev = (netdev_ieee802154_t *)&devs[iface];
+    dev = &devs[iface].netdev;
     flags = (uint8_t)(dev->flags & NETDEV_IEEE802154_SEND_MASK);
     flags |= IEEE802154_FCF_TYPE_DATA;
     src_pan = byteorder_btols(byteorder_htons(dev->pan));
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static int send(int iface, le_uint16_t dst_pan, uint8_t *dst, size_t dst_len,
         .iol_len = (size_t)res
     };
 
-    res = dev->netdev.driver->send((netdev_t *)dev, &iol_hdr);
+    res = dev->netdev.driver->send(&dev->netdev, &iol_hdr);
     if (res < 0) {
         puts("txtsnd: Error on sending");
         return 1;
diff --git a/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/main.c b/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/main.c
index 41a7d67d88..390a6f7ddd 100644
--- a/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/main.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int main(void)
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < AT86RF2XX_NUM; i++) {
         netopt_enable_t en = NETOPT_ENABLE;
         const at86rf2xx_params_t *p = &at86rf2xx_params[i];
-        netdev_t *dev = (netdev_t *)(&devs[i]);
+        netdev_t *dev = &devs[i].netdev.netdev;
 
         printf("Initializing AT86RF2xx radio at SPI_%d\n", p->spi);
         at86rf2xx_setup(&devs[i], p, i);
diff --git a/tests/driver_sx126x/main.c b/tests/driver_sx126x/main.c
index 313c95b4ed..104905e480 100644
--- a/tests/driver_sx126x/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_sx126x/main.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static void _event_cb(netdev_t *dev, netdev_event_t event)
 
 void *_recv_thread(void *arg)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)arg;
+    netdev_t *netdev = arg;
 
     static msg_t _msg_queue[SX126X_MSG_QUEUE];
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ int sx126x_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx126x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx126x.netdev;
 
     if (!strcmp("get", argv[1])) {
         return sx126x_get_cmd(netdev, argc, argv);
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static const shell_command_t shell_commands[] = {
 int main(void)
 {
     sx126x_setup(&sx126x, &sx126x_params[0], 0);
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx126x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx126x.netdev;
 
     netdev->driver = &sx126x_driver;
 
diff --git a/tests/driver_sx127x/main.c b/tests/driver_sx127x/main.c
index 29d859cbd5..34402065b0 100644
--- a/tests/driver_sx127x/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_sx127x/main.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int lora_setup_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
     uint8_t lora_cr = (uint8_t)(cr - 4);
 
     /* Configure radio device */
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
 
     netdev->driver->set(netdev, NETOPT_BANDWIDTH,
                         &lora_bw, sizeof(lora_bw));
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ int random_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
     (void)argc;
     (void)argv;
 
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
     uint32_t rand;
 
     netdev->driver->get(netdev, NETOPT_RANDOM, &rand, sizeof(rand));
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int random_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
            (unsigned int)rand);
 
     /* reinit the transceiver to default values */
-    sx127x_init_radio_settings((sx127x_t *)netdev);
+    sx127x_init_radio_settings(&sx127x);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int send_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
         .iol_len = (strlen(argv[1]) + 1)
     };
 
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
 
     if (netdev->driver->send(netdev, &iolist) == -ENOTSUP) {
         puts("Cannot send: radio is still transmitting");
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ int listen_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
     (void)argc;
     (void)argv;
 
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
     /* Switch to continuous listen mode */
     const netopt_enable_t single = false;
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ int syncword_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
     uint8_t syncword;
 
     if (strstr(argv[1], "get") != NULL) {
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ int channel_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
     uint32_t chan;
 
     if (strstr(argv[1], "get") != NULL) {
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int rx_timeout_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
     uint8_t rx_timeout;
 
     if (strstr(argv[1], "set") != NULL) {
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ int reset_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     (void)argc;
     (void)argv;
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
 
     puts("resetting sx127x...");
     netopt_state_t state = NETOPT_STATE_RESET;
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static void _set_opt(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, bool val, char *str_help)
 
 int crc_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
 
     if (argc < 3 || strcmp(argv[1], "set") != 0) {
         printf("usage: %s set <1|0>\n", argv[0]);
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ int crc_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
 
 int implicit_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
 
     if (argc < 3 || strcmp(argv[1], "set") != 0) {
         printf("usage: %s set <1|0>\n", argv[0]);
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ int implicit_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
 
 int payload_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
 
     if (argc < 3 || strcmp(argv[1], "set") != 0) {
         printf("usage: %s set <payload length>\n", argv[0]);
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ void *_recv_thread(void *arg)
 int main(void)
 {
     sx127x.params = sx127x_params[0];
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&sx127x;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &sx127x.netdev;
 
     netdev->driver = &sx127x_driver;
 
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag/main.c b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag/main.c
index b8da47d2fa..67705bf6e4 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag/main.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag/main.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ int main(void)
     int res = gnrc_netif_raw_create(&_netif, mock_netif_stack,
                                     sizeof(mock_netif_stack),
                                     GNRC_NETIF_PRIO, "mock_netif",
-                                    (netdev_t *)&mock_netdev);
+                                    &mock_netdev.netdev.netdev);
     mock_netif = &_netif;
     assert(res == 0);
     shell_run(shell_commands, line_buf, SHELL_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE);
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_fwd_w_sub/main.c b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_fwd_w_sub/main.c
index d10ae2e723..7cb2bf147d 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_fwd_w_sub/main.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_fwd_w_sub/main.c
@@ -157,7 +157,13 @@ static int _run_test(int argc, char **argv)
         xtimer_usleep(200);
     }
     /* activate dumping of sent ethernet frames */
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154,
+                                              netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _dump_etherframe);
     /* first, test forwarding without subscription */
     subscribers = gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6,
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_fwd_w_sub/mockup_netif.c b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_fwd_w_sub/mockup_netif.c
index eab283e25b..ec8ad924b0 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_fwd_w_sub/mockup_netif.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_fwd_w_sub/mockup_netif.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void _tests_init(void)
                            _get_address);
     int res = gnrc_netif_ethernet_create(&_netif,
            _mock_netif_stack, THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT, GNRC_NETIF_PRIO,
-            "mockup_eth", &_mock_netdev.netdev
+            "mockup_eth", &_mock_netdev.netdev.netdev
         );
     _mock_netif = &_netif;
     expect(res == 0);
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_nib/mockup_netif.c b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_nib/mockup_netif.c
index 9d0b090b13..22f2957f6e 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_ipv6_nib/mockup_netif.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_ipv6_nib/mockup_netif.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void _tests_init(void)
                            _get_address);
     int res = gnrc_netif_ethernet_create(&_netif,
            _mock_netif_stack, THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT, GNRC_NETIF_PRIO,
-            "mockup_eth", &_mock_netdev.netdev
+            "mockup_eth", &_mock_netdev.netdev.netdev
         );
     _mock_netif = &_netif;
     expect(res == 0);
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_netif/common.c b/tests/gnrc_netif/common.c
index 04a3b1f757..a47ad14ae9 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_netif/common.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_netif/common.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 
 static netdev_test_t _devs[NETIF_NUMOF];
 
-netdev_t *ethernet_dev = (netdev_t *)&_devs[0];
-netdev_t *ieee802154_dev = (netdev_t *)&_devs[1];
+netdev_t *ethernet_dev = &_devs[DEV_ETHERNET].netdev.netdev;
+netdev_t *ieee802154_dev = &_devs[DEV_IEEE802154].netdev.netdev;
 netdev_t *devs[DEFAULT_DEVS_NUMOF];
 
 #define MSG_QUEUE_SIZE  (8)
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ static int _get_netdev_device_type(netdev_t *netdev, void *value, size_t max_len
     expect(max_len == sizeof(uint16_t));
     (void)max_len;
 
-    netdev_test_t *dev = (netdev_test_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t, netdev);
 
     if (dev->state == 0x0) {
         *((uint16_t *)value) = NETDEV_TYPE_ETHERNET;
@@ -143,7 +144,8 @@ static int _get_netdev_max_packet_size(netdev_t *netdev, void *value, size_t max
     expect(max_len == sizeof(uint16_t));
     (void)max_len;
 
-    netdev_test_t *dev = (netdev_test_t *)netdev;
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(netdev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *dev = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t, netdev);
 
     if (dev->state == 0x0) {
         *((uint16_t *)value) = ETHERNET_DATA_LEN;
@@ -161,26 +163,26 @@ static int _get_netdev_max_packet_size(netdev_t *netdev, void *value, size_t max
 void _tests_init(void)
 {
     msg_init_queue(_main_msg_queue, MSG_QUEUE_SIZE);
-    netdev_test_setup((netdev_test_t *)ethernet_dev, 0);
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)ethernet_dev, _dump_send_packet);
-    netdev_test_set_recv_cb((netdev_test_t *)ethernet_dev, _netdev_recv);
-    netdev_test_set_isr_cb((netdev_test_t *)ethernet_dev, _netdev_isr);
-    netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ethernet_dev, NETOPT_DEVICE_TYPE,
+    netdev_test_setup(&_devs[DEV_ETHERNET], 0);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(&_devs[DEV_ETHERNET], _dump_send_packet);
+    netdev_test_set_recv_cb(&_devs[DEV_ETHERNET], _netdev_recv);
+    netdev_test_set_isr_cb(&_devs[DEV_ETHERNET], _netdev_isr);
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_devs[DEV_ETHERNET], NETOPT_DEVICE_TYPE,
                            _get_netdev_device_type);
-    netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ethernet_dev, NETOPT_MAX_PDU_SIZE,
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_devs[DEV_ETHERNET], NETOPT_MAX_PDU_SIZE,
                            _get_netdev_max_packet_size);
-    netdev_test_setup((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, (void *)1);
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, _dump_send_packet);
-    netdev_test_set_recv_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, _netdev_recv);
-    netdev_test_set_isr_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, _netdev_isr);
-    netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_DEVICE_TYPE,
+    netdev_test_setup(&_devs[DEV_IEEE802154], (void *)1);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(&_devs[DEV_IEEE802154], _dump_send_packet);
+    netdev_test_set_recv_cb(&_devs[DEV_IEEE802154], _netdev_recv);
+    netdev_test_set_isr_cb(&_devs[DEV_IEEE802154], _netdev_isr);
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_devs[DEV_IEEE802154], NETOPT_DEVICE_TYPE,
                            _get_netdev_device_type);
-    netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_PROTO,
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_devs[DEV_IEEE802154], NETOPT_PROTO,
                            _get_netdev_proto);
-    netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev,
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_devs[DEV_IEEE802154],
                            NETOPT_MAX_PDU_SIZE, _get_netdev_max_packet_size);
     for (intptr_t i = SPECIAL_DEVS; i < NETIF_NUMOF; i++) {
-        devs[i - SPECIAL_DEVS] = (netdev_t *)&_devs[i];
+        devs[i - SPECIAL_DEVS] = &_devs[i].netdev.netdev;
         netdev_test_setup(&_devs[i], (void *)i);
         netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_devs[i], NETOPT_DEVICE_TYPE,
                                _get_netdev_device_type);
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_netif/common.h b/tests/gnrc_netif/common.h
index 34ac806aad..836cedf828 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_netif/common.h
+++ b/tests/gnrc_netif/common.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define NETIF_NUMOF         (4)
 #define SPECIAL_DEVS        (2)
 #define DEFAULT_DEVS_NUMOF  (NETIF_NUMOF - SPECIAL_DEVS)
+#define DEV_ETHERNET   0
+#define DEV_IEEE802154 1
 
 #define GP1 (0x20U)
 #define GP2 (0x01U)
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_netif/main.c b/tests/gnrc_netif/main.c
index eb9d50a543..3985bbb2f4 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_netif/main.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_netif/main.c
@@ -1770,27 +1770,37 @@ static Test *embunit_tests_gnrc_netif(void)
 int main(void)
 {
     _tests_init();
-    netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ethernet_dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS,
+    netdev_test_t *test_ethernet = container_of(
+            container_of(ethernet_dev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+            netdev_test_t,
+            netdev
+            );
+    netdev_test_t *test_ieee802154 = container_of(
+            container_of(ieee802154_dev, netdev_ieee802154_t, netdev),
+            netdev_test_t,
+            netdev
+            );
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(test_ethernet, NETOPT_ADDRESS,
             _get_netdev_address);
-    netdev_test_set_set_cb((netdev_test_t *)ethernet_dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS,
+    netdev_test_set_set_cb(test_ethernet, NETOPT_ADDRESS,
             _set_netdev_address);
-    netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ethernet_dev, NETOPT_L2_GROUP,
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(test_ethernet, NETOPT_L2_GROUP,
             _get_netdev_l2_group);
-    netdev_test_set_set_cb((netdev_test_t *)ethernet_dev, NETOPT_L2_GROUP,
+    netdev_test_set_set_cb(test_ethernet, NETOPT_L2_GROUP,
             _set_netdev_l2_group);
-    netdev_test_set_set_cb((netdev_test_t *)ethernet_dev, NETOPT_L2_GROUP_LEAVE,
+    netdev_test_set_set_cb(test_ethernet, NETOPT_L2_GROUP_LEAVE,
             _set_netdev_l2_group_leave);
-    netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS,
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(test_ieee802154, NETOPT_ADDRESS,
             _get_netdev_address);
-    netdev_test_set_set_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS,
+    netdev_test_set_set_cb(test_ieee802154, NETOPT_ADDRESS,
             _set_netdev_address);
-    netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG,
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(test_ieee802154, NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG,
             _get_netdev_address_long);
-    netdev_test_set_set_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG,
+    netdev_test_set_set_cb(test_ieee802154, NETOPT_ADDRESS_LONG,
             _set_netdev_address_long);
-    netdev_test_set_get_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_SRC_LEN,
+    netdev_test_set_get_cb(test_ieee802154, NETOPT_SRC_LEN,
             _get_netdev_src_len);
-    netdev_test_set_set_cb((netdev_test_t *)ieee802154_dev, NETOPT_SRC_LEN,
+    netdev_test_set_set_cb(test_ieee802154, NETOPT_SRC_LEN,
             _set_netdev_src_len);
     TESTS_START();
     TESTS_RUN(embunit_tests_gnrc_netif());
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan/main.c b/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan/main.c
index e7cc971e08..7ca5e86feb 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan/main.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan/main.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void _init_interface(void)
                            _get_netdev_addr_long);
     gnrc_netif_ieee802154_create(&_netif,
             _netif_stack, THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT, GNRC_NETIF_PRIO,
-            "dummy_netif", (netdev_t *)&_ieee802154_dev);
+            "dummy_netif", &_ieee802154_dev.netdev.netdev);
     ipv6_addr_t addr = IPV6_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED;
 
     /* fd01::01 */
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_minfwd/main.c b/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_minfwd/main.c
index 07148ae994..5829338ca5 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_minfwd/main.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_minfwd/main.c
@@ -318,7 +318,12 @@ static void _set_up(void)
 
 static void _tear_down(void)
 {
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev, NULL);
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test, NULL);
     mutex_unlock(&_target_buf_barrier);
     /* wait in case mutex in _mock_netdev_send was already entered */
     mutex_lock(&_target_buf_barrier);
@@ -455,7 +460,12 @@ static void test_minfwd_forward__success__1st_frag_sixlo(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((frag = gnrc_pktbuf_mark(pkt, sizeof(sixlowpan_frag_t),
                                                   GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN)));
     LL_DELETE(pkt, frag);
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_minfwd_forward(pkt,
                                                                 frag->data,
@@ -490,7 +500,12 @@ static void test_minfwd_forward__success__1st_frag_iphc(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((frag = gnrc_pktbuf_mark(pkt, sizeof(sixlowpan_frag_t),
                                                   GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN)));
     LL_DELETE(pkt, frag);
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_minfwd_forward(pkt,
                                                                 frag->data,
@@ -530,7 +545,12 @@ static void test_minfwd_forward__success__nth_frag_incomplete(void)
                                                   sizeof(sixlowpan_frag_n_t),
                                                   GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN)));
     LL_DELETE(pkt, frag);
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_minfwd_forward(pkt,
                                                                 frag->data,
@@ -572,7 +592,12 @@ static void test_minfwd_forward__success__nth_frag_complete(void)
     LL_DELETE(pkt, frag);
     /* simulate current_size only missing the created fragment */
     vrbe->super.current_size = _vrbe_base.datagram_size;
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_minfwd_forward(pkt,
                                                                 frag->data,
@@ -613,7 +638,12 @@ static void test_minfwd_forward__ENOMEM__netif_hdr_build_fail(void)
                                                   GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN)));
     LL_DELETE(pkt, frag);
 
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-ENOMEM, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_minfwd_forward(pkt,
                                                                       frag->data,
@@ -637,7 +667,12 @@ static void test_minfwd_frag_iphc__success(void)
     fbuf->datagram_size = TEST_SEND_DATAGRAM_SIZE;
     fbuf->tag = TEST_SEND_DATAGRAM_TAG;
 
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(
             0, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_minfwd_frag_iphc(pkt,
@@ -677,7 +712,12 @@ static void test_minfwd_frag_iphc__no_frag(void)
     fbuf->datagram_size = TEST_SEND_FRAG1_PAYLOAD_SIZE;
     fbuf->tag = TEST_SEND_DATAGRAM_TAG;
 
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(
             -1, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_minfwd_frag_iphc(pkt,
@@ -716,7 +756,12 @@ static void test_minfwd_frag_iphc__ll_dst(void)
     fbuf->datagram_size = TEST_SEND_FRAG1_PAYLOAD_SIZE;
     fbuf->tag = TEST_SEND_DATAGRAM_TAG;
 
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(
             -1, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_minfwd_frag_iphc(pkt,
@@ -744,7 +789,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv__1st_frag_uncomp(void)
         );
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -807,7 +857,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv__1st_frag_uncomp__after_nth_frag(void)
         );
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -856,7 +911,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv__1st_frag_comp(void)
         );
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -906,7 +966,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv__1st_frag_comp__only_iphc(void)
         );
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -946,7 +1011,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv__1st_frag_comp__only_iphc_no_nhc(void)
         );
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1084,7 +1154,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv__1st_frag_comp__after_nth_frag(void)
         );
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1135,7 +1210,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv__nth_frag(void)
                                                 _rem_l2, sizeof(_rem_l2)))
         );
     vrbe->super.arrival = xtimer_now_usec();
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1176,7 +1256,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv__nth_frag__datagram_complete(void)
     /* simulate current_size only missing the created fragment */
     vrbe->super.current_size = _vrbe_base.datagram_size - TEST_NTH_FRAG_SIZE;
     vrbe->super.arrival = xtimer_now_usec();
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1208,7 +1293,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv__nth_frag__no_vrbe(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(
             (frag = _create_recv_frag(_test_nth_frag, sizeof(_test_nth_frag)))
         );
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1244,7 +1334,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv__nth_frag__duplicate(void)
                                                 _rem_l2, sizeof(_rem_l2)))
         );
     vrbe->super.arrival = xtimer_now_usec();
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1294,7 +1389,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv__nth_frag__overlap(void)
                                                 _rem_l2, sizeof(_rem_l2)))
         );
     vrbe->super.arrival = xtimer_now_usec();
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1334,7 +1434,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_send(void)
 
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pkt = _create_send_datagram(false, true)));
 
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_send(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                               GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_sfr/main.c b/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_sfr/main.c
index 8694fab11d..e11194835d 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_sfr/main.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_sfr/main.c
@@ -348,7 +348,13 @@ static void _set_up(void)
 
 static void _tear_down(void)
 {
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev, NULL);
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test, NULL);
     mutex_unlock(&_target_buf_barrier);
     /* wait in case mutex in _mock_netdev_send was already entered */
     mutex_lock(&_target_buf_barrier);
@@ -373,7 +379,12 @@ static void test_sfr_forward__success__1st_frag_sixlo(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((frag = gnrc_pktbuf_mark(pkt, sizeof(sixlowpan_sfr_rfrag_t),
                                                   GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN)));
     LL_DELETE(pkt, frag);
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_sfr_forward(pkt,
                                                                 frag->data,
@@ -407,7 +418,12 @@ static void test_sfr_forward__success__1st_frag_iphc(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((frag = gnrc_pktbuf_mark(pkt, sizeof(sixlowpan_sfr_rfrag_t),
                                                   GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN)));
     LL_DELETE(pkt, frag);
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_sfr_forward(pkt,
                                                                 frag->data,
@@ -446,7 +462,12 @@ static void test_sfr_forward__success__nth_frag_incomplete(void)
                                                   sizeof(sixlowpan_sfr_rfrag_t),
                                                   GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN)));
     LL_DELETE(pkt, frag);
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_sfr_forward(pkt,
                                                                 frag->data,
@@ -486,7 +507,12 @@ static void test_sfr_forward__success__nth_frag_complete(void)
     LL_DELETE(pkt, frag);
     /* simulate current_size only missing the created fragment */
     vrbe->super.current_size = _vrbe_base.datagram_size;
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_sfr_forward(pkt,
                                                                 frag->data,
@@ -524,7 +550,12 @@ static void test_sfr_forward__ENOMEM__netif_hdr_build_fail(void)
                                                   GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN)));
     LL_DELETE(pkt, frag);
 
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-ENOMEM, gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_sfr_forward(pkt,
                                                                       frag->data,
@@ -548,7 +579,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_uncomp(void)
         );
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -580,7 +616,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_uncomp__req_ack(void)
     sixlowpan_sfr_rfrag_set_ack_req(frag->data);
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -613,7 +654,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_uncomp__no_route(void)
             (frag = _create_recv_frag(_test_1st_frag_uncomp,
                                       sizeof(_test_1st_frag_uncomp)))
         );
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -644,7 +690,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_uncomp__after_nth_frag(void)
         );
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -693,7 +744,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_comp(void)
         );
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -750,7 +806,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_comp__resend(void)
         );
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -806,7 +867,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_comp__only_iphc(void)
                                       sizeof(sixlowpan_sfr_rfrag_t));
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -846,7 +912,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_comp__only_iphc_no_nhc(void)
         );
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -881,7 +952,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_comp__no_route(void)
             (frag = _create_recv_frag(_test_1st_frag_comp_prev_hop,
                                       sizeof(_test_1st_frag_comp_prev_hop)))
         );
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -910,7 +986,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_comp__no_route_only_iphc(void)
             (frag = _create_recv_frag(_test_1st_frag_comp_prev_hop,
                                       TEST_1ST_FRAG_COMP_PREV_HOP_UDP_PAYLOAD_POS))
         );
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -946,7 +1027,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_comp__no_refrag(void)
         reserved[i] = gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_fb_get();
         reserved[i]->pkt = frag;
     }
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -984,7 +1070,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_comp__after_nth_frag(void)
         );
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1057,7 +1148,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_abort(void)
         );
     vrbe->in_netif = _mock_netif;
     exp_tag = vrbe->out_tag & 0xff;
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1100,7 +1196,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_nalp(void)
     data[sizeof(sixlowpan_sfr_rfrag_t)] &= ~(0xc0);
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1133,7 +1234,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_nalp__req_ack(void)
     sixlowpan_sfr_rfrag_set_ack_req(frag->data);
     /* configure route to destination of IP header in frag */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, _set_route_and_nce(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1166,7 +1272,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__1st_frag_nalp__no_vrb(void)
     data = frag->data;
     /* mark dispatch after RFRAG header a non-6LoWPAN frame */
     data[sizeof(sixlowpan_sfr_rfrag_t)] &= ~(0xc0);
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1199,7 +1310,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__nth_frag(void)
     vrbe->in_netif = _mock_netif;
     /* set offset_diff to test it in the outgoing RFRAG */
     vrbe->offset_diff = TEST_OFFSET_DIFF;
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1236,7 +1352,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__nth_frag__no_vrbe(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(
             (frag = _create_recv_frag(_test_nth_frag, sizeof(_test_nth_frag)))
         );
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1268,7 +1389,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__nth_frag__duplicate(void)
             (vrbe = gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_vrb_add(&_vrbe_base, _mock_netif,
                                                 _rem_l2, sizeof(_rem_l2)))
         );
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1313,7 +1439,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__nth_frag__overlap(void)
             (vrbe = gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_vrb_add(&_vrbe_base, _mock_netif,
                                                 _rem_l2, sizeof(_rem_l2)))
         );
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1358,7 +1489,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__frag__too_short(void)
             (frag = _create_recv_frag(_test_1st_frag_comp,
                                       sizeof(sixlowpan_sfr_rfrag_t) - 1))
         );
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1392,7 +1528,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__ack(void)
     vrbe->in_netif = _mock_netif;
     ack_hdr = ack->data;
     ack_hdr->base.tag = vrbe->out_tag;
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1428,7 +1569,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__NULL_ack(void)
     ack_hdr->base.tag = vrbe->out_tag;
     /* set ACK bitmap to NULL */
     memset(ack_hdr->bitmap, 0, sizeof(ack_hdr->bitmap));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1466,7 +1612,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__FULL_ack(void)
     ack_hdr->base.tag = vrbe->out_tag;
     /* set ACK bitmap to NULL */
     memcpy(ack_hdr->bitmap, full_bitmap, sizeof(ack_hdr->bitmap));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1490,7 +1641,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__ack__no_vrbe(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(
             (ack = _create_recv_ack(_test_ack, sizeof(_test_ack)))
         );
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1519,7 +1675,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_fwd__ack__too_short(void)
             (frag = _create_recv_frag(_test_ack,
                                       sizeof(sixlowpan_sfr_ack_t) - 1))
         );
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1548,7 +1709,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_ep__1st_frag_uncomp(void)
     /* configure interface to be endpoint of route */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(sizeof(ipv6_addr_t),
                           _add_dst(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1591,7 +1757,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_ep__1st_frag_uncomp__req_ack(void)
     /* configure interface to be endpoint of route */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(sizeof(ipv6_addr_t),
                           _add_dst(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1633,7 +1804,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_ep__1st_frag_uncomp__after_nth_frag(void)
     /* configure interface to be endpoint of route */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(sizeof(ipv6_addr_t),
                           _add_dst(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1691,7 +1867,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_ep__1st_frag_comp(void)
     /* configure interface to be endpoint of route */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(sizeof(ipv6_addr_t),
                           _add_dst(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1730,7 +1911,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_ep__1st_frag_comp__after_nth_frag(void)
     /* configure interface to be endpoint of route */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(sizeof(ipv6_addr_t),
                           _add_dst(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1788,7 +1974,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_ep__1st_frag_abort(void)
     /* configure interface to be endpoint of route */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(sizeof(ipv6_addr_t),
                           _add_dst(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1836,7 +2027,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_ep__1st_frag_abort__req_ack(void)
     /* configure interface to be endpoint of route */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(sizeof(ipv6_addr_t),
                           _add_dst(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                                  GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -1888,7 +2084,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_recv_ep__complete_datagram(void)
     /* configure interface to be endpoint of route */
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(sizeof(ipv6_addr_t),
                           _add_dst(&_rem_gb, REM_GB_PFX_LEN));
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     /* ==== FIRST FRAGMENT ==== */
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(
@@ -2011,7 +2212,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_send(void)
     TEST_ASSERT(3 <= CONFIG_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_SFR_OPT_WIN_SIZE);
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pkt = _create_send_datagram(false, true)));
 
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_send(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                               GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -2071,7 +2277,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_send__first_ackd(void)
     TEST_ASSERT(3 <= CONFIG_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_SFR_OPT_WIN_SIZE);
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pkt = _create_send_datagram(false, true)));
 
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_send(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                               GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -2154,7 +2365,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_send__middle_ackd(void)
     TEST_ASSERT(3 <= CONFIG_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_SFR_OPT_WIN_SIZE);
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pkt = _create_send_datagram(false, true)));
 
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_send(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                               GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -2239,7 +2455,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_send__last_ackd(void)
     TEST_ASSERT(3 <= CONFIG_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_SFR_OPT_WIN_SIZE);
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pkt = _create_send_datagram(false, true)));
 
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_send(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                               GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -2324,7 +2545,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_send__all_ackd(void)
     TEST_ASSERT(3 <= CONFIG_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_SFR_OPT_WIN_SIZE);
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pkt = _create_send_datagram(false, true)));
 
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_send(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                               GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
@@ -2384,7 +2610,12 @@ static void test_sixlo_send__FULL_ack_recv(void)
     TEST_ASSERT(3 <= CONFIG_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_SFR_OPT_WIN_SIZE);
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pkt = _create_send_datagram(false, true)));
 
-    netdev_test_set_send_cb((netdev_test_t *)_mock_netif->dev,
+    netdev_ieee802154_t *netdev_ieee802154 = container_of(_mock_netif->dev,
+                                                          netdev_ieee802154_t,
+                                                          netdev);
+    netdev_test_t *netdev_test = container_of(netdev_ieee802154, netdev_test_t,
+                                              netdev);
+    netdev_test_set_send_cb(netdev_test,
                             _mock_netdev_send);
     TEST_ASSERT(0 < gnrc_netapi_dispatch_send(GNRC_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN,
                                               GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL,
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc_w_vrb/main.c b/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc_w_vrb/main.c
index 42cf35899e..697ff1175c 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc_w_vrb/main.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc_w_vrb/main.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static void _init_mock_netif(void)
                            _get_netdev_addr_long);
     gnrc_netif_ieee802154_create(&_netif, _mock_netif_stack,
                                  THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT, GNRC_NETIF_PRIO,
-                                 "mock_netif", (netdev_t *)&_mock_dev);
+                                 "mock_netif", &_mock_dev.netdev.netdev);
     _mock_netif = &_netif;
     thread_yield_higher();
 }
diff --git a/tests/ieee802154_submac/main.c b/tests/ieee802154_submac/main.c
index 7ebcdfa3e2..14b4d9af76 100644
--- a/tests/ieee802154_submac/main.c
+++ b/tests/ieee802154_submac/main.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ extern const netdev_driver_t netdev_submac_driver;
 static void _netdev_isr_handler(event_t *event)
 {
     (void)event;
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)&netdev_submac;
+    netdev_t *netdev = &netdev_submac.dev.netdev;
 
     netdev->driver->isr(netdev);
 }
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static int _init(void)
 {
     ieee802154_hal_test_init_devs();
 
-    netdev_t *dev = (netdev_t *)&netdev_submac;
+    netdev_t *dev = &netdev_submac.dev.netdev;
 
     dev->event_callback = _event_cb;
     netdev_ieee802154_submac_init(&netdev_submac,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static int send(uint8_t *dst, size_t dst_len,
     iol_hdr.iol_base = mhr;
     iol_hdr.iol_len = mhr_len;
 
-    netdev_t *dev = (netdev_t *)&netdev_submac;
+    netdev_t *dev = &netdev_submac.dev.netdev;
 
     dev->driver->send(dev, &iol_hdr);
     return 0;
diff --git a/tests/lwip_sock_ip/stack.c b/tests/lwip_sock_ip/stack.c
index a113da6899..11e0f4aac7 100644
--- a/tests/lwip_sock_ip/stack.c
+++ b/tests/lwip_sock_ip/stack.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void _net_init(void)
     netdev_test_set_recv_cb(&netdev, _netdev_recv);
     netdev_test_set_isr_cb(&netdev, _netdev_isr);
     /* netdev needs to be set-up */
-    expect(netdev.netdev.driver);
+    expect(netdev.netdev.netdev.driver);
 #if LWIP_IPV4
     ip4_addr_t local4, mask4, gw4;
     local4.addr = _TEST_ADDR4_LOCAL;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ bool _inject_4packet(uint32_t src, uint32_t dst, uint8_t proto, void *data,
     uint8_t *payload = (uint8_t *)(ip_hdr + 1);
     (void)netif;
 
-    _get_addr((netdev_t *)&netdev, &eth_hdr->dst, sizeof(eth_hdr->dst));
+    _get_addr(&netdev.netdev.netdev, &eth_hdr->dst, sizeof(eth_hdr->dst));
     eth_hdr->type = byteorder_htons(ETHERTYPE_IPV4);
     IPH_VHL_SET(ip_hdr, 4, 5);
     IPH_TOS_SET(ip_hdr, 0);
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ bool _inject_4packet(uint32_t src, uint32_t dst, uint8_t proto, void *data,
     _netdev_buffer_size = sizeof(ethernet_hdr_t) + sizeof(struct ip_hdr) +
                           data_len;
     mutex_unlock(&_netdev_buffer_mutex);
-    netdev_trigger_event_isr((netdev_t *)&netdev);
+    netdev_trigger_event_isr(&netdev.netdev.netdev);
 
     return true;
 #else
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ bool _inject_6packet(const ipv6_addr_t *src, const ipv6_addr_t *dst,
     uint8_t *payload = (uint8_t *)(ipv6_hdr + 1);
     (void)netif;
 
-    _get_addr((netdev_t *)&netdev, &eth_hdr->dst, sizeof(eth_hdr->dst));
+    _get_addr(&netdev.netdev.netdev, &eth_hdr->dst, sizeof(eth_hdr->dst));
     eth_hdr->type = byteorder_htons(ETHERTYPE_IPV6);
     ipv6_hdr_set_version(ipv6_hdr);
     ipv6_hdr->len = byteorder_htons(data_len);
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ bool _inject_6packet(const ipv6_addr_t *src, const ipv6_addr_t *dst,
     _netdev_buffer_size = sizeof(ethernet_hdr_t) + sizeof(ipv6_hdr_t) +
                           data_len;
     mutex_unlock(&_netdev_buffer_mutex);
-    netdev_trigger_event_isr((netdev_t *)&netdev);
+    netdev_trigger_event_isr(&netdev.netdev.netdev);
 
     return true;
 #else
diff --git a/tests/lwip_sock_udp/stack.c b/tests/lwip_sock_udp/stack.c
index 6f662f1728..1ce253f15b 100644
--- a/tests/lwip_sock_udp/stack.c
+++ b/tests/lwip_sock_udp/stack.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void _net_init(void)
     netdev_test_set_recv_cb(&netdev, _netdev_recv);
     netdev_test_set_isr_cb(&netdev, _netdev_isr);
     /* netdev needs to be set-up */
-    expect(netdev.netdev.driver);
+    expect(netdev.netdev.netdev.driver);
 #if LWIP_IPV4
     ip4_addr_t local4, mask4, gw4;
     local4.addr = _TEST_ADDR4_LOCAL;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ bool _inject_4packet(uint32_t src, uint32_t dst, uint16_t src_port,
     const uint16_t udp_len = (uint16_t)(sizeof(udp_hdr_t) + data_len);
     (void)netif;
 
-    _get_addr((netdev_t *)&netdev, &eth_hdr->dst, sizeof(eth_hdr->dst));
+    _get_addr(&netdev.netdev.netdev, &eth_hdr->dst, sizeof(eth_hdr->dst));
     eth_hdr->type = byteorder_htons(ETHERTYPE_IPV4);
     IPH_VHL_SET(ip_hdr, 4, 5);
     IPH_TOS_SET(ip_hdr, 0);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ bool _inject_4packet(uint32_t src, uint32_t dst, uint16_t src_port,
     _netdev_buffer_size = sizeof(ethernet_hdr_t) + sizeof(struct ip_hdr) +
                           sizeof(udp_hdr_t) + data_len;
     mutex_unlock(&_netdev_buffer_mutex);
-    netdev_trigger_event_isr((netdev_t *)&netdev);
+    netdev_trigger_event_isr(&netdev.netdev.netdev);
 
     return true;
 #else
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ bool _inject_6packet(const ipv6_addr_t *src, const ipv6_addr_t *dst,
     uint16_t csum = 0;
     (void)netif;
 
-    _get_addr((netdev_t *)&netdev, &eth_hdr->dst, sizeof(eth_hdr->dst));
+    _get_addr(&netdev.netdev.netdev, &eth_hdr->dst, sizeof(eth_hdr->dst));
     eth_hdr->type = byteorder_htons(ETHERTYPE_IPV6);
     ipv6_hdr_set_version(ipv6_hdr);
     ipv6_hdr->len = byteorder_htons(udp_len);
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ bool _inject_6packet(const ipv6_addr_t *src, const ipv6_addr_t *dst,
     _netdev_buffer_size = sizeof(ethernet_hdr_t) + sizeof(ipv6_hdr_t) +
                           sizeof(udp_hdr_t) + data_len;
     mutex_unlock(&_netdev_buffer_mutex);
-    netdev_trigger_event_isr((netdev_t *)&netdev);
+    netdev_trigger_event_isr(&netdev.netdev.netdev);
 
     return true;
 #else
diff --git a/tests/netdev_test/main.c b/tests/netdev_test/main.c
index e0c231e390..9efeb7b2ae 100644
--- a/tests/netdev_test/main.c
+++ b/tests/netdev_test/main.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int test_receive(void)
                                                         thread_getpid());
     msg_t msg;
 
-    if (_dev.netdev.event_callback == NULL) {
+    if (_dev.netdev.netdev.event_callback == NULL) {
         puts("Device's event_callback not set");
         return 0;
     }
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static int test_receive(void)
     /* register for GNRC_NETTYPE_UNDEF */
     gnrc_netreg_register(GNRC_NETTYPE_UNDEF, &me);
     /* fire ISR event */
-    netdev_trigger_event_isr((netdev_t *)&_dev.netdev);
+    netdev_trigger_event_isr(&_dev.netdev.netdev);
     /* wait for packet from MAC layer*/
     msg_receive(&msg);
     /* check message */
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ int main(void)
     netdev_test_set_get_cb(&_dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS, _dev_get_addr);
     netdev_test_set_set_cb(&_dev, NETOPT_ADDRESS, _dev_set_addr);
     gnrc_netif_ethernet_create(&_netif, _mac_stack, _MAC_STACKSIZE, _MAC_PRIO,
-                                         "netdev_test", (netdev_t *)&_dev);
+                                         "netdev_test", &_dev.netdev.netdev);
     _mac_pid = _netif.pid;
 
     /* test execution */
diff --git a/tests/socket_zep/main.c b/tests/socket_zep/main.c
index 3243584525..fab8d17ab9 100644
--- a/tests/socket_zep/main.c
+++ b/tests/socket_zep/main.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void _print_info(netdev_t *netdev);
 static void test_init(void)
 {
     const socket_zep_params_t *p = &socket_zep_params[0];
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)(&_dev);
+    netdev_t *netdev = &_dev.netdev.netdev;
 
     printf("Initializing socket ZEP with (local: [%s]:%s, remote: [%s]:%s)\n",
            p->local_addr, p->local_port, p->remote_addr, p->remote_port);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static void test_init(void)
 
 static void test_send__iolist_NULL(void)
 {
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)(&_dev);
+    netdev_t *netdev = &_dev.netdev.netdev;
 
     puts("Send zero-length packet");
     int res = netdev->driver->send(netdev, NULL);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void test_send__iolist_not_NULL(void)
 
     iolist[0].iol_next = &iolist[1];
 
-    netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)(&_dev);
+    netdev_t *netdev = &_dev.netdev.netdev;
 
     puts("Send 'Hello\\0World\\0'");
     int res =  netdev->driver->send(netdev, iolist);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static void test_recv(void)
 {
     puts("Waiting for an incoming message (use `make test`)");
     while (1) {
-        netdev_t *netdev = (netdev_t *)(&_dev);
+        netdev_t *netdev = &_dev.netdev.netdev;
         msg_t msg;
 
         msg_receive(&msg);