diff --git a/drivers/include/at86rf2xx.h b/drivers/include/at86rf2xx.h
index aeaecad4f3..36e0c899ee 100644
--- a/drivers/include/at86rf2xx.h
+++ b/drivers/include/at86rf2xx.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define AT86RF2XX_MAX_CHANNEL           (IEEE802154_CHANNEL_MAX_SUBGHZ)
 #define AT86RF2XX_DEFAULT_CHANNEL       (IEEE802154_DEFAULT_SUBGHZ_CHANNEL)
 /* Page 2 is O-QPSK 100 kbit/s (channel 0), or 250 kbit/s (channels 1-10) */
-#define AT86RF2XX_DEFAULT_PAGE          (2)
+#define AT86RF2XX_DEFAULT_PAGE          (IEEE802154_DEFAULT_SUBGHZ_PAGE)
 #else
 #define AT86RF2XX_MIN_CHANNEL           (IEEE802154_CHANNEL_MIN)
 #define AT86RF2XX_MAX_CHANNEL           (IEEE802154_CHANNEL_MAX)
diff --git a/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h b/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
index bd3f539156..5d833b8498 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ extern const uint8_t ieee802154_addr_bcast[IEEE802154_ADDR_BCAST_LEN];
 #define IEEE802154_DEFAULT_CHANNEL          (26U)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef IEEE802154_DEFAULT_SUBGHZ_PAGE
+#define IEEE802154_DEFAULT_SUBGHZ_PAGE      (2U)
+#endif
+
 #ifndef IEEE802154_DEFAULT_PANID
 #define IEEE802154_DEFAULT_PANID            (0x0023U)
 #endif