diff --git a/boards/arduino-mkr1000/include/board.h b/boards/arduino-mkr1000/include/board.h
index b9949a4a1a..04473c2336 100644
--- a/boards/arduino-mkr1000/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/arduino-mkr1000/include/board.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED0_ON             (LED_PORT.OUTSET.reg = LED0_MASK)
 #define LED0_OFF            (LED_PORT.OUTCLR.reg = LED0_MASK)
 #define LED0_TOGGLE         (LED_PORT.OUTTGL.reg = LED0_MASK)
+
+#define LED0_NAME           "LED(Green)"
 /** @} */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/boards/arduino-mkrfox1200/include/board.h b/boards/arduino-mkrfox1200/include/board.h
index f68c4c6e53..48fc32e6e9 100644
--- a/boards/arduino-mkrfox1200/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/arduino-mkrfox1200/include/board.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED0_ON             (LED_PORT.OUTSET.reg = LED0_MASK)
 #define LED0_OFF            (LED_PORT.OUTCLR.reg = LED0_MASK)
 #define LED0_TOGGLE         (LED_PORT.OUTTGL.reg = LED0_MASK)
+
+#define LED0_NAME           "LED(Green)"
 /** @} */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/boards/arduino-mkrzero/include/board.h b/boards/arduino-mkrzero/include/board.h
index 02d8a923c2..d35ebfd5d8 100644
--- a/boards/arduino-mkrzero/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/arduino-mkrzero/include/board.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED0_ON                      (LED_PORT.OUTSET.reg = LED0_MASK)
 #define LED0_OFF                     (LED_PORT.OUTCLR.reg = LED0_MASK)
 #define LED0_TOGGLE                  (LED_PORT.OUTTGL.reg = LED0_MASK)
+
+#define LED0_NAME                    "LED(Green)"
 /** @} */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/boards/common/arduino-mkr/include/gpio_params.h b/boards/common/arduino-mkr/include/gpio_params.h
index df0e4c9af8..16db1acb5a 100644
--- a/boards/common/arduino-mkr/include/gpio_params.h
+++ b/boards/common/arduino-mkr/include/gpio_params.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern "C" {
 static const  saul_gpio_params_t saul_gpio_params[] =
 {
     {
-        .name = "LED(Green)",
+        .name = LED0_NAME,
         .pin = LED0_PIN,
         .mode = GPIO_OUT
     },