diff --git a/sys/Makefile b/sys/Makefile
index a915cbd60..f6f463e0f 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile
+++ b/sys/Makefile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring rpl,$(USEMODULE)))
     DIRS += net/routing/rpl
 endif
 ifneq (,$(findstring ieee802154,$(USEMODULE)))
-    DIRS += net/ieee802154
+    DIRS += net/link_layer/ieee802154
 endif
 ifneq (,$(findstring bloom,$(USEMODULE)))
     DIRS += bloom
diff --git a/sys/net/ieee802154/Makefile b/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/net/ieee802154/Makefile
rename to sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/Makefile
diff --git a/sys/net/ieee802154/ieee802154_frame.c b/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/ieee802154_frame.c
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/net/ieee802154/ieee802154_frame.c
rename to sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/ieee802154_frame.c