diff --git a/sys/Makefile b/sys/Makefile
index 46861adaa6..433d97beac 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile
+++ b/sys/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring net_mm,$(USEMODULE)))
     DIRS += net/mm
 endif
 ifneq (,$(findstring net_help,$(USEMODULE)))
-    DIRS += net/net_help
+    DIRS += net/crosslayer/net_help
 endif
 ifneq (,$(findstring protocol_multiplex,$(USEMODULE)))
     DIRS += net/link_layer/protocol-multiplex
diff --git a/sys/net/net_help/Makefile b/sys/net/crosslayer/net_help/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/net/net_help/Makefile
rename to sys/net/crosslayer/net_help/Makefile
diff --git a/sys/net/net_help/inet_ntop.c b/sys/net/crosslayer/net_help/inet_ntop.c
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/net/net_help/inet_ntop.c
rename to sys/net/crosslayer/net_help/inet_ntop.c
diff --git a/sys/net/net_help/inet_pton.c b/sys/net/crosslayer/net_help/inet_pton.c
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/net/net_help/inet_pton.c
rename to sys/net/crosslayer/net_help/inet_pton.c
diff --git a/sys/net/net_help/net_help.c b/sys/net/crosslayer/net_help/net_help.c
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/net/net_help/net_help.c
rename to sys/net/crosslayer/net_help/net_help.c