diff --git a/sys/include/net/ng_slip.h b/sys/include/net/ng_slip.h
index 497cc4803e641ec8dbc2d1f497c9fe7d12051ee0..51fa3a371503057738913a3a88c7722c2f1cff5f 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/ng_slip.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/ng_slip.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct xbee_params {
     uart_t uart;            /**< UART interfaced the device is connected to */
     uint32_t baudrate;      /**< baudrate to use */
-} xbee_params_t;
+} ng_slip_params_t;
 
 /**
  * @brief   Initializes a new @ref net_ng_slip control thread for UART device
diff --git a/tests/slip/slip_params.h b/tests/slip/slip_params.h
index 618e5d4e27ee4af67e2983604bb82cdd6e60acca..2a8b8c357053aedaa1cd1d377c36f1299354ddcc 100644
--- a/tests/slip/slip_params.h
+++ b/tests/slip/slip_params.h
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
 #ifndef SLIP_PARAMS_H
 #define SLIP_PARAMS_H
 
+#include "net/ng_slip.h"
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-static xbee_params_t xbee_params[] = {
+static ng_slip_params_t xbee_params[] = {
     {
         .uart = SLIP_UART,
         .baudrate = SLIP_BAUDRATE,