diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/rpl.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/rpl.h
index b68e13d03c..009ca10f35 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/rpl.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/rpl.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  *   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ {.mk}
  *   CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_INTERVAL_DOUBLINGS=20
  *   CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_INTERVAL_MIN=3
- *   CFLAGS += -DGNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_REDUNDANCY_CONSTANT=10
+ *   CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_REDUNDANCY_CONSTANT=10
  *   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  *
  * - Make reception of DODAG_CONF optional when joining a DODAG.
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ static inline bool GNRC_RPL_COUNTER_GREATER_THAN(uint8_t A, uint8_t B)
 #define CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_INTERVAL_MIN (3)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_REDUNDANCY_CONSTANT
-#define GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_REDUNDANCY_CONSTANT (10)
+#ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_REDUNDANCY_CONSTANT
+#define CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_REDUNDANCY_CONSTANT (10)
 #endif
 /** @} */
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl.c b/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl.c
index c1ff7f789c..6b60155f05 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ gnrc_rpl_instance_t *gnrc_rpl_root_init(uint8_t instance_id, ipv6_addr_t *dodag_
     dodag->prf = 0;
     dodag->dio_interval_doubl = CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_INTERVAL_DOUBLINGS;
     dodag->dio_min = CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_INTERVAL_MIN;
-    dodag->dio_redun = GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_REDUNDANCY_CONSTANT;
+    dodag->dio_redun = CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_REDUNDANCY_CONSTANT;
     dodag->default_lifetime = GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_LIFETIME;
     dodag->lifetime_unit = GNRC_RPL_LIFETIME_UNIT;
     dodag->version = GNRC_RPL_COUNTER_INIT;
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_dodag.c b/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_dodag.c
index 1a71c1bbd8..8831f137d6 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_dodag.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_dodag.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ bool gnrc_rpl_dodag_init(gnrc_rpl_instance_t *instance, ipv6_addr_t *dodag_id, k
     dodag->trickle.callback.args = instance;
     dodag->dio_interval_doubl = CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_INTERVAL_DOUBLINGS;
     dodag->dio_min = CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_INTERVAL_MIN;
-    dodag->dio_redun = GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_REDUNDANCY_CONSTANT;
+    dodag->dio_redun = CONFIG_GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_DIO_REDUNDANCY_CONSTANT;
     dodag->default_lifetime = GNRC_RPL_DEFAULT_LIFETIME;
     dodag->lifetime_unit = GNRC_RPL_LIFETIME_UNIT;
     dodag->node_status = GNRC_RPL_NORMAL_NODE;