diff --git a/cpu/mc1322x/maca/include/maca.h b/cpu/mc1322x/maca/include/maca.h
index 10fe7fc7dd..94956467d9 100644
--- a/cpu/mc1322x/maca/include/maca.h
+++ b/cpu/mc1322x/maca/include/maca.h
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@
 
 #ifndef MACA_H_
 #define MACA_H_
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "radio/types.h"
 
 #include "maca_packet.h"
-#include <stdint.h>
 
 /*********************************************************/
 /* function definitions                                  */
@@ -29,8 +31,8 @@ void maca_check ( void );
 /* functions to configure MACA */
 void maca_set_power ( uint8_t power );
 void maca_set_channel ( uint8_t channel );
-uint16_t maca_set_address ( uint16_t addr );
-uint16_t maca_get_address ( void );
+radio_address_t maca_set_address (radio_address_t addr );
+radio_address_t maca_get_address ( void );
 uint16_t maca_set_pan(uint16_t pan);
 uint16_t maca_get_pan(void);
 
diff --git a/cpu/mc1322x/maca/maca.c b/cpu/mc1322x/maca/maca.c
index 9939157817..cb510b9397 100644
--- a/cpu/mc1322x/maca/maca.c
+++ b/cpu/mc1322x/maca/maca.c
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
  *
  * This file is part of RIOT.
  */
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "maca.h"
 #include "maca_packet.h"
 #include "nvm.h"
 #include "mc1322x.h"
-#include <stdio.h>
 
 // number of packets in the maca_packet_pool
 #ifndef MACA_NUM_PACKETS
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ void maca_set_channel ( uint8_t chan ) {
     }
 }
 
-uint16_t maca_set_address ( uint16_t addr ) {
+radio_address_t maca_set_address (radio_address_t addr) {
     safe_irq_disable ( INT_NUM_MACA );
 
     MACA->MAC16ADDR = addr;
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ uint16_t maca_set_address ( uint16_t addr ) {
     return MACA->MAC16ADDR;
 }
 
-uint16_t maca_get_address ( void ) {
+radio_address_t maca_get_address ( void ) {
     return MACA->MAC16ADDR;
 }