diff --git a/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_l3g4200d.c b/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_l3g4200d.c
index d23fce6579..36d3182314 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_l3g4200d.c
+++ b/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_l3g4200d.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 /**
  * @brief   Define the number of configured sensors
  */
-#define L3G4200D_NUM    (sizeof(l3g4200d_params)/sizeof(l3g4200d_params[0]))
+#define L3G4200D_NUM    (sizeof(l3g4200d_params) / sizeof(l3g4200d_params[0]))
 
 /**
  * @brief   Allocate memory for the device descriptors
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ static l3g4200d_t l3g4200d_devs[L3G4200D_NUM];
  */
 static saul_reg_t saul_entries[L3G4200D_NUM];
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Define the number of saul info
+ */
+#define L3G4200D_INFO_NUM    (sizeof(l3g4200d_saul_info) / sizeof(l3g4200d_saul_info[0]))
+
 /**
  * @brief   Reference the driver struct
  */
@@ -49,14 +54,12 @@ extern saul_driver_t l3g4200d_saul_driver;
 
 void auto_init_l3g4200d(void)
 {
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < L3G4200D_NUM; i++) {
-        const l3g4200d_params_t *p = &l3g4200d_params[i];
+    assert(L3G4200D_NUM == L3G4200D_INFO_NUM);
 
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < L3G4200D_NUM; i++) {
         LOG_DEBUG("[auto_init_saul] initializing l3g4200d #%u\n", i);
 
-        int res = l3g4200d_init(&l3g4200d_devs[i], p->i2c, p->addr,
-                                p->int1_pin, p->int2_pin, p->mode, p->scale);
-        if (res < 0) {
+        if (l3g4200d_init(&l3g4200d_devs[i], &l3g4200d_params[i]) < 0) {
             LOG_ERROR("[auto_init_saul] error initializing l3g4200d #%u\n", i);
             continue;
         }