diff --git a/core/net/mac/sicslowmac/Makefile.core-net-mac-sicslowmac b/core/net/mac/sicslowmac/Makefile.core-net-mac-sicslowmac
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08a168d44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/net/mac/sicslowmac/Makefile.core-net-mac-sicslowmac
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+core-net-mac-sicslowmac_src = sicslowmac.c
diff --git a/core/net/mac/sicslowmac.c b/core/net/mac/sicslowmac/sicslowmac.c
similarity index 99%
rename from core/net/mac/sicslowmac.c
rename to core/net/mac/sicslowmac/sicslowmac.c
index 66fdbeab4..097f7eba8 100644
--- a/core/net/mac/sicslowmac.c
+++ b/core/net/mac/sicslowmac/sicslowmac.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
-#include "net/mac/sicslowmac.h"
+#include "net/mac/sicslowmac/sicslowmac.h"
 #include "net/mac/frame802154.h"
 #include "net/packetbuf.h"
 #include "net/queuebuf.h"
diff --git a/core/net/mac/sicslowmac.h b/core/net/mac/sicslowmac/sicslowmac.h
similarity index 100%
rename from core/net/mac/sicslowmac.h
rename to core/net/mac/sicslowmac/sicslowmac.h