diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/lwmac/types.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/lwmac/types.h
index 2185a4ee9b6b78cd8d7f18ba0d0b96ec8fa05dcf..e728a71cfeb2d94e066aae88b172047f00471f92 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/lwmac/types.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/lwmac/types.h
@@ -90,14 +90,6 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define GNRC_LWMAC_RADIO_IS_ON               (0x04)
 
-/**
- * @brief   Enable/disable duty-cycle record and print out.
- *          Set "1" to enable, set "0" to disable.
- */
-#ifndef GNRC_LWMAC_ENABLE_DUTYCYLE_RECORD
-#define GNRC_LWMAC_ENABLE_DUTYCYLE_RECORD    (0U)
-#endif
-
 /**
  * @brief The default largest number of parallel timeouts in LWMAC
  */
@@ -204,7 +196,7 @@ typedef struct lwmac {
     uint8_t lwmac_info;                                         /**< LWMAC's internal informations (flags) */
     gnrc_lwmac_timeout_t timeouts[GNRC_LWMAC_TIMEOUT_COUNT];    /**< Store timeouts used for protocol */
 
-#if (GNRC_LWMAC_ENABLE_DUTYCYLE_RECORD == 1)
+#if (GNRC_MAC_ENABLE_DUTYCYCLE_RECORD == 1)
     /* Parameters for recording duty-cycle */
     uint32_t last_radio_on_time_ticks;                          /**< The last time in ticks when radio is on */
     uint32_t radio_off_time_ticks;                              /**< The time in ticks when radio is off */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac.c
index 646a059827266b78d86cb6628d86ed4408c7f625..e5ba479e5287c84df8db8f3dcd991cda467bf576 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac.c
@@ -266,14 +266,6 @@ void lwmac_set_state(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_lwmac_state_t newstate)
         case GNRC_LWMAC_TRANSMITTING: {
             /* Enable duty cycling again */
             rtt_handler(GNRC_LWMAC_EVENT_RTT_RESUME, netif);
-#if (GNRC_LWMAC_ENABLE_DUTYCYLE_RECORD == 1)
-            /* Output duty-cycle ratio */
-            uint64_t duty;
-            duty = (uint64_t) rtt_get_counter();
-            duty = ((uint64_t) netif->mac.prot.lwmac.awake_duration_sum_ticks) * 100 /
-                   (duty - (uint64_t)netif->mac.prot.lwmac.system_start_time_ticks);
-            printf("[LWMAC]: achieved duty-cycle: %lu %% \n", (uint32_t)duty);
-#endif
             break;
         }
         case GNRC_LWMAC_SLEEPING: {
@@ -880,7 +872,16 @@ static void _lwmac_msg_handler(gnrc_netif_t *netif, msg_t *msg)
             lwmac_schedule_update(netif);
             break;
         }
-
+#if (GNRC_MAC_ENABLE_DUTYCYCLE_RECORD == 1)
+        case GNRC_MAC_TYPE_GET_DUTYCYCLE: {
+            /* Output LWMAC's radio duty-cycle ratio */
+            uint64_t duty = (uint64_t) rtt_get_counter();
+            duty = ((uint64_t) netif->mac.prot.lwmac.awake_duration_sum_ticks) * 100 /
+                   (duty - (uint64_t)netif->mac.prot.lwmac.system_start_time_ticks);
+            printf("[LWMAC]: achieved radio duty-cycle: %u %% \n", (unsigned) duty);
+            break;
+        }
+#endif
         default: {
 #if ENABLE_DEBUG
             DEBUG("[LWMAC]: unknown message type 0x%04x"
@@ -933,7 +934,7 @@ static void _lwmac_init(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
     /* Start duty cycling */
     lwmac_set_state(netif, GNRC_LWMAC_START);
 
-#if (GNRC_LWMAC_ENABLE_DUTYCYLE_RECORD == 1)
+#if (GNRC_MAC_ENABLE_DUTYCYCLE_RECORD == 1)
     /* Start duty cycle recording */
     netif->mac.prot.lwmac.system_start_time_ticks = rtt_get_counter();
     netif->mac.prot.lwmac.last_radio_on_time_ticks = netif->mac.prot.lwmac.system_start_time_ticks;
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac_internal.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac_internal.c
index 181b1c029719b94028a79acf7d60a5eb8768f716..f28ec6468997ed70081f23061c683977bc377287 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac_internal.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac_internal.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void _gnrc_lwmac_set_netdev_state(gnrc_netif_t *netif, netopt_state_t devstate)
                             &devstate,
                             sizeof(devstate));
 
-#if (GNRC_LWMAC_ENABLE_DUTYCYLE_RECORD == 1)
+#if (GNRC_MAC_ENABLE_DUTYCYCLE_RECORD == 1)
     if (devstate == NETOPT_STATE_IDLE) {
         if (!(netif->mac.prot.lwmac.lwmac_info & GNRC_LWMAC_RADIO_IS_ON)) {
             netif->mac.prot.lwmac.last_radio_on_time_ticks = rtt_get_counter();