diff --git a/cpu/esp32/esp-now/esp_now_netdev.c b/cpu/esp32/esp-now/esp_now_netdev.c
index e78c4d1de644..46b30fc9fecf 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/esp-now/esp_now_netdev.c
+++ b/cpu/esp32/esp-now/esp_now_netdev.c
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
 
         case NETOPT_DEVICE_TYPE:
             CHECK_PARAM_RET (max_len >= sizeof(uint16_t), -EOVERFLOW);
-            *((uint16_t *)val) = NETDEV_TYPE_RAW;
+            *((uint16_t *)val) = NETDEV_TYPE_ESP_NOW;
             res = sizeof(uint16_t);
             break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/include/net/netdev.h b/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
index 3bbf429510d4..3d201d13f0f2 100644
--- a/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
+++ b/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ enum {
     NETDEV_TYPE_LORA,
     NETDEV_TYPE_NRFMIN,
     NETDEV_TYPE_SLIP,
+    NETDEV_TYPE_ESP_NOW,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c
index 225663a85085..2c31ef15f48d 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ int gnrc_netif_ipv6_get_iid(gnrc_netif_t *netif, eui64_t *eui64)
                 return 0;
 #endif
 #if defined(MODULE_ESP_NOW)
-            case NETDEV_TYPE_RAW:
+            case NETDEV_TYPE_ESP_NOW:
                 eui64->uint8[0] = netif->l2addr[0] ^ 0x02;
                 eui64->uint8[1] = netif->l2addr[1];
                 eui64->uint8[2] = netif->l2addr[2];
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-6ln.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-6ln.c
index 0659a3ad54b1..6cc1d45982e3 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-6ln.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-6ln.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static inline uint8_t _reverse_iid(const ipv6_addr_t *dst,
             return sizeof(uint8_t);
 #endif  /* MODULE_CC110X */
 #ifdef MODULE_ESP_NOW
-        case NETDEV_TYPE_RAW:
+        case NETDEV_TYPE_ESP_NOW:
             l2addr[0] = dst->u8[8] ^ 0x02;
             l2addr[1] = dst->u8[9];
             l2addr[2] = dst->u8[10];
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-arsm.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-arsm.c
index 99f69f4e99ea..4d7b36701c1c 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-arsm.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-arsm.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static inline unsigned _get_l2addr_len(gnrc_netif_t *netif,
             }
 #endif  /* defined(MODULE_NETDEV_IEEE802154) || defined(MODULE_XBEE) */
 #ifdef MODULE_ESP_NOW
-        case NETDEV_TYPE_RAW:
+        case NETDEV_TYPE_ESP_NOW:
             (void)opt;
             return ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN;
 #endif  /* MODULE_ESP_NOW */