diff --git a/cpu/mc1322x/lib/include/mc1322x.h b/cpu/mc1322x/lib/include/mc1322x.h
index a133b338d..1f82701aa 100644
--- a/cpu/mc1322x/lib/include/mc1322x.h
+++ b/cpu/mc1322x/lib/include/mc1322x.h
@@ -48,5 +48,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "asm.h"
 #include "i2c.h"
+#include "rtc.h"
+#include "adc.h"
 
 #endif
diff --git a/cpu/mc1322x/lib/maca.c b/cpu/mc1322x/lib/maca.c
index 932cf2cd9..8a02f89c9 100644
--- a/cpu/mc1322x/lib/maca.c
+++ b/cpu/mc1322x/lib/maca.c
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ void maca_init(void) {
 	radio_init();
 	flyback_init();
 	init_phy();
+	set_channel(0); /* things get weird if you never set a channel */
+	set_power(0);   /* set the power too --- who knows what happens if you don't */
 	free_head = 0; tx_head = 0; rx_head = 0; rx_end = 0; tx_end = 0; dma_tx = 0; dma_rx = 0;
 	free_all_packets();