diff --git a/drivers/include/sps30.h b/drivers/include/sps30.h
index f9ca3a6cc2..6519a0718b 100644
--- a/drivers/include/sps30.h
+++ b/drivers/include/sps30.h
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ typedef enum {
  *            suboptimal wiring.
  *
  */
-#ifndef SPS30_ERROR_RETRY
-#define SPS30_ERROR_RETRY    (500U)
+#ifndef CONFIG_SPS30_ERROR_RETRY
+#define CONFIG_SPS30_ERROR_RETRY    (500U)
 #endif
 /** @} */
 
diff --git a/drivers/sps30/sps30.c b/drivers/sps30/sps30.c
index f5432ee85e..edb8975c4c 100644
--- a/drivers/sps30/sps30.c
+++ b/drivers/sps30/sps30.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static int _rx_tx_data(const sps30_t *dev, uint16_t ptr_addr,
                        uint8_t *data, size_t len, bool read)
 {
     int res = 0;
-    unsigned retr = SPS30_ERROR_RETRY;
+    unsigned retr = CONFIG_SPS30_ERROR_RETRY;
 
     if (i2c_acquire(dev->p.i2c_dev) != 0) {
         LOG_ERROR("could not acquire I2C bus %d\n", dev->p.i2c_dev);