diff --git a/sys/auto_init/netif/auto_init_mrf24j40.c b/sys/auto_init/netif/auto_init_mrf24j40.c
index 4b1db6c39a..18d57de88a 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/netif/auto_init_mrf24j40.c
+++ b/sys/auto_init/netif/auto_init_mrf24j40.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #ifdef MODULE_MRF24J40
 
+#include "log.h"
 #include "board.h"
 #include "net/gnrc/netdev2.h"
 #include "net/gnrc/netdev2/ieee802154.h"
@@ -27,9 +28,6 @@
 #include "mrf24j40.h"
 #include "mrf24j40_params.h"
 
-#define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
-#include "debug.h"
-
 /**
  * @brief   Define stack parameters for the MAC layer thread
  * @{
@@ -48,16 +46,16 @@ static char _mrf24j40_stacks[MRF24J40_NUM][MRF24J40_MAC_STACKSIZE];
 void auto_init_mrf24j40(void)
 {
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < MRF24J40_NUM; i++) {
-        const mrf24j40_params_t *p = &mrf24j40_params[i];
         int res;
 
-        DEBUG("Initializing MRF24J40 radio at SPI_%i\n", p->spi);
-        mrf24j40_setup(&mrf24j40_devs[i], (mrf24j40_params_t *) p);
+        LOG_DEBUG("[auto_init_netif] initializing mrf24j40 #%u\n", i);
+
+        mrf24j40_setup(&mrf24j40_devs[i], &mrf24j40_params[i]);
         res = gnrc_netdev2_ieee802154_init(&gnrc_adpt[i],
                                            (netdev2_ieee802154_t *)&mrf24j40_devs[i]);
 
         if (res < 0) {
-            DEBUG("Error initializing MRF24J40 radio device!\n");
+            LOG_ERROR("[auto_init_netif] error initializing mrf24j40 #%u\n", i);
         }
         else {
             gnrc_netdev2_init(_mrf24j40_stacks[i],