diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 9f031eb668..dfb131a79f 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter l2filter_%,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gcoap,$(USEMODULE)))
-USEPKG += nanocoap
+USEMODULE += nanocoap
 USEMODULE += gnrc_sock_udp
 endif
 
diff --git a/sys/include/net/gcoap.h b/sys/include/net/gcoap.h
index 9c8cb9d91a..98d22adf25 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gcoap.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gcoap.h
@@ -212,9 +212,11 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdatomic.h>
+
+#include "net/ipv6/addr.h"
 #include "net/sock/udp.h"
 #include "mutex.h"
-#include "nanocoap.h"
+#include "net/nanocoap.h"
 #include "xtimer.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus