diff --git a/boards/z1/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/z1/include/periph_conf.h
index cc04401dd3aeb04d022c6a73c1a6494d716c0976..f29e94bc0997ba9c94ecba59ceabe6a76bcc3050 100644
--- a/boards/z1/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/z1/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define UART_NUMOF          (1U)
 #define UART_0_EN           (1U)
 
-#define UART_USE_USIC
+#define UART_USE_USCI
 #define UART_BASE           (USCI_0)
 #define UART_IE             (SFR->IE2)
 #define UART_IF             (SFR->IFG2)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SPI_0_EN            (1U)
 
 /* SPI configuration */
-#define SPI_USE_USIC
+#define SPI_USE_USCI
 #define SPI_DEV             (USCI_0_B_SPI)
 #define SPI_IE              (SFR->IE2)
 #define SPI_IF              (SFR->IFG2)
diff --git a/cpu/msp430fxyz/periph/spi.c b/cpu/msp430fxyz/periph/spi.c
index ef373eaa5304348cd7c9cc46b5bf5dd276197701..acdaa57b318227b02926f26c0daf6ad9d0b9a1b1 100644
--- a/cpu/msp430fxyz/periph/spi.c
+++ b/cpu/msp430fxyz/periph/spi.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 static mutex_t spi_lock = MUTEX_INIT;
 
 /* per default, we use the legacy MSP430 USART module for UART functionality */
-#ifndef SPI_USE_USIC
+#ifndef SPI_USE_USCI
 
 int spi_init_master(spi_t dev, spi_conf_t conf, spi_speed_t speed)
 {
@@ -70,20 +70,26 @@ int spi_init_master(spi_t dev, spi_conf_t conf, spi_speed_t speed)
     switch (speed) {
         case SPI_SPEED_100KHZ:
             br /= 100000;
+            break;
         case SPI_SPEED_400KHZ:
             br /= 400000;
+            break;
         case SPI_SPEED_1MHZ:
             br /= 1000000;
+            break;
         case SPI_SPEED_5MHZ:
             br /= 5000000;
-            if (br < 2) {       /* make sure the is not smaller then 2 */
-                br = 2;
-            }
             break;
         default:
             /* other clock speeds are not supported */
             return -1;
     }
+
+    /* make sure the is not smaller then 2 */
+    if (br < 2) {
+        br = 2;
+    }
+
     SPI_DEV->BR0 = (uint8_t)br;
     SPI_DEV->BR1 = (uint8_t)(br >> 8);
     SPI_DEV->MCTL = 0;
@@ -94,9 +100,9 @@ int spi_init_master(spi_t dev, spi_conf_t conf, spi_speed_t speed)
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* we use alternative SPI code in case the board used the USIC module for SPI
+/* we use alternative SPI code in case the board used the USCI module for SPI
  * instead of the (older) USART module */
-#else   /* SPI_USE_USIC */
+#else   /* SPI_USE_USCI */
 
 int spi_init_master(spi_t dev, spi_conf_t conf, spi_speed_t speed)
 {
@@ -136,20 +142,26 @@ int spi_init_master(spi_t dev, spi_conf_t conf, spi_speed_t speed)
     switch (speed) {
         case SPI_SPEED_100KHZ:
             br /= 100000;
+            break;
         case SPI_SPEED_400KHZ:
             br /= 400000;
+            break;
         case SPI_SPEED_1MHZ:
             br /= 1000000;
+            break;
         case SPI_SPEED_5MHZ:
             br /= 5000000;
-            if (br < 2) {       /* make sure the is not smaller then 2 */
-                br = 2;
-            }
             break;
         default:
             /* other clock speeds are not supported */
             return -1;
     }
+
+    /* make sure the is not smaller then 2 */
+    if (br < 2) {
+        br = 2;
+    }
+
     SPI_DEV->BR0 = (uint8_t)br;
     SPI_DEV->BR1 = (uint8_t)(br >> 8);
     /* release from software reset */
@@ -157,7 +169,7 @@ int spi_init_master(spi_t dev, spi_conf_t conf, spi_speed_t speed)
     return 0;
 }
 
-#endif  /* UART_USE_USIC */
+#endif  /* SPI_USE_USCI */
 
 int spi_init_slave(spi_t dev, spi_conf_t conf, char (*cb)(char data))
 {
diff --git a/cpu/msp430fxyz/periph/uart.c b/cpu/msp430fxyz/periph/uart.c
index 2fdc89bca973d2ee2d0a529bc0dbe0d28f4aa9b7..58e0e3e10e41a9e13f9a0405e906fe5fd037262c 100644
--- a/cpu/msp430fxyz/periph/uart.c
+++ b/cpu/msp430fxyz/periph/uart.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static void *ctx_isr_arg;
 static int init_base(uart_t uart, uint32_t baudrate);
 
 /* per default, we use the legacy MSP430 USART module for UART functionality */
-#ifndef UART_USE_USIC
+#ifndef UART_USE_USCI
 
 int uart_init(uart_t uart, uint32_t baudrate, uart_rx_cb_t rx_cb, void *arg)
 {