diff --git a/drivers/include/xbee.h b/drivers/include/xbee.h
index eea9d87e7cfa06ff808f2807574650256e71c276..293a900bb301619d44aab6a4d715511e74bbf88d 100644
--- a/drivers/include/xbee.h
+++ b/drivers/include/xbee.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ extern const gnrc_netdev_driver_t xbee_driver;
  * @param[in]  baudrate     baudrate to use
  * @param[in]  sleep_pin    GPIO pin that is connected to the SLEEP pin, set to
  *                          GPIO_UNDEF if not used
- * @param[in]  status_pin   GPIO pin that is connected to the STATUS pin, set to
+ * @param[in]  reset_pin    GPIO pin that is connected to the STATUS pin, set to
  *                          GPIO_UNDEF if not used
  *
  * @return                  0 on success
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ extern const gnrc_netdev_driver_t xbee_driver;
  * @return                  -ENXIO on invalid UART or GPIO pins
  */
 int xbee_init(xbee_t *dev, uart_t uart, uint32_t baudrate,
-              gpio_t sleep_pin, gpio_t status_pin);
+              gpio_t sleep_pin, gpio_t reset_pin);
 
 /**
  * @brief   auto_init struct holding Xbee device initalization params
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ typedef struct xbee_params {
     uint32_t baudrate;      /**< baudrate to use */
     gpio_t sleep_pin;       /**< GPIO pin that is connected to the SLEEP pin
                                  set to GPIO_UNDEF if not used */
-    gpio_t status_pin;      /**< GPIO pin that is connected to the STATUS pin
+    gpio_t reset_pin;       /**< GPIO pin that is connected to the STATUS pin
                                  set to GPIO_UNDEF if not used */
 } xbee_params_t;
 
diff --git a/sys/auto_init/netif/auto_init_xbee.c b/sys/auto_init/netif/auto_init_xbee.c
index 764c10f472ae3f678042ecf8a25558fc9db13553..b7a106ac3b9b5906afa2fc728a9338a0148813fe 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/netif/auto_init_xbee.c
+++ b/sys/auto_init/netif/auto_init_xbee.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void auto_init_xbee(void)
                 p->uart,
                 p->baudrate,
                 p->sleep_pin,
-                p->status_pin);
+                p->reset_pin);
 
         if (res < 0) {
             DEBUG("Error initializing XBee radio device!");
diff --git a/tests/driver_xbee/xbee_params.h b/tests/driver_xbee/xbee_params.h
index 11eb1f0fa4236d1c155f2d982c1136545ccb529e..61915830051acb7e43219a5482d404bf64f20e41 100644
--- a/tests/driver_xbee/xbee_params.h
+++ b/tests/driver_xbee/xbee_params.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static xbee_params_t xbee_params[] = {
     { .uart = XBEE_UART,
       .baudrate = 9600U,
       .sleep_pin = GPIO_UNDEF,
-      .status_pin = GPIO_UNDEF
+      .reset_pin = GPIO_UNDEF
     },
 };