diff --git a/drivers/sx127x/sx127x.c b/drivers/sx127x/sx127x.c
index 29a2767215..0c2b7f0757 100644
--- a/drivers/sx127x/sx127x.c
+++ b/drivers/sx127x/sx127x.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void sx127x_init_radio_settings(sx127x_t *dev)
     sx127x_set_tx_power(dev, SX127X_RADIO_TX_POWER);
     sx127x_set_bandwidth(dev, CONFIG_LORA_BW_DEFAULT);
     sx127x_set_spreading_factor(dev, CONFIG_LORA_SF_DEFAULT);
-    sx127x_set_coding_rate(dev, LORA_CR_DEFAULT);
+    sx127x_set_coding_rate(dev, CONFIG_LORA_CR_DEFAULT);
     sx127x_set_crc(dev, LORA_PAYLOAD_CRC_ON_DEFAULT);
     sx127x_set_freq_hop(dev, LORA_FREQUENCY_HOPPING_DEFAULT);
     sx127x_set_hop_period(dev, LORA_FREQUENCY_HOPPING_PERIOD_DEFAULT);
diff --git a/sys/include/net/lora.h b/sys/include/net/lora.h
index 4d4e8fd3de..63bcb281ce 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/lora.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/lora.h
@@ -84,9 +84,19 @@ extern "C" {
 #define CONFIG_LORA_SF_DEFAULT                      (LORA_SF12)
 #endif
 
+#if IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_LORA_CR_DEFAULT_CR_4_5)
+#define CONFIG_LORA_CR_DEFAULT                      (LORA_CR_4_5)
+#elif IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_LORA_CR_DEFAULT_CR_4_6)
+#define CONFIG_LORA_CR_DEFAULT                      (LORA_CR_4_6)
+#elif IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_LORA_CR_DEFAULT_CR_4_7)
+#define CONFIG_LORA_CR_DEFAULT                      (LORA_CR_4_7)
+#elif IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_LORA_CR_DEFAULT_CR_4_8)
+#define CONFIG_LORA_CR_DEFAULT                      (LORA_CR_4_8)
+#endif
+
 /** @brief Set default coding rate to 8 */
-#ifndef LORA_CR_DEFAULT
-#define LORA_CR_DEFAULT                        (LORA_CR_4_8)
+#ifndef CONFIG_LORA_CR_DEFAULT
+#define CONFIG_LORA_CR_DEFAULT                      (LORA_CR_4_8)
 #endif
 
 /** @brief Set fixed payload length on */