diff --git a/drivers/include/net/netdev.h b/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
index 3f9d6d68fea2f44dda7de0f507d0d88eac63fd9b..2d4135b973b23848b19e39fd564e571634b80186 100644
--- a/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
+++ b/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 enum {
     NETDEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
+    NETDEV_TYPE_TEST,
     NETDEV_TYPE_RAW,
     NETDEV_TYPE_ETHERNET,
     NETDEV_TYPE_IEEE802154,