diff --git a/cpu/stm32_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h b/cpu/stm32_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h
index 1e287a005..fc901fbe9 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h
+++ b/cpu/stm32_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h
@@ -47,6 +47,24 @@ enum {
     APB2            /**< APB2 bus */
 };
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Overwrite the default gpio_t type definition
+ * @{
+ */
+#define HAVE_GPIO_T
+typedef uint32_t gpio_t;
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Definition of a fitting UNDEF value
+ */
+#define GPIO_UNDEF          (0xffffffff)
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Define a CPU specific GPIO pin generator macro
+ */
+#define GPIO_PIN(x, y)      ((GPIOA_BASE + (x << 10)) | y)
+
 /**
  * @brief   Enable the given peripheral clock
  *
diff --git a/cpu/stm32f0/include/periph_cpu.h b/cpu/stm32f0/include/periph_cpu.h
index 34d9e2c0b..a578f124e 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32f0/include/periph_cpu.h
+++ b/cpu/stm32f0/include/periph_cpu.h
@@ -26,24 +26,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/**
- * @brief   Overwrite the default gpio_t type definition
- * @{
- */
-#define HAVE_GPIO_T
-typedef uint32_t gpio_t;
-/** @} */
-
-/**
- * @brief   Definition of a fitting UNDEF value
- */
-#define GPIO_UNDEF          (0xffffffff)
-
-/**
- * @brief   Define a CPU specific GPIO pin generator macro
- */
-#define GPIO_PIN(x, y)      ((GPIOA_BASE + (x << 10)) | y)
-
 /**
  * @brief   Generate GPIO mode bitfields
  *
diff --git a/cpu/stm32f1/include/periph_cpu.h b/cpu/stm32f1/include/periph_cpu.h
index ed6915e35..f6c390eab 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32f1/include/periph_cpu.h
+++ b/cpu/stm32f1/include/periph_cpu.h
@@ -30,24 +30,6 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define ADC_DEVS            (2U)
 
-/**
- * @brief   Overwrite the default gpio_t type definition
- * @{
- */
-#define HAVE_GPIO_T
-typedef uint32_t gpio_t;
-/** @} */
-
-/**
- * @brief   Definition of a fitting UNDEF value
- */
-#define GPIO_UNDEF          (0xffffffff)
-
-/**
- * @brief   Define a CPU specific GPIO pin generator macro
- */
-#define GPIO_PIN(x, y)      ((GPIOA_BASE + (x << 10)) | y)
-
 /**
  * @brief   All timers for the STM32F1 have 4 CC channels
  */
diff --git a/cpu/stm32f3/include/periph_cpu.h b/cpu/stm32f3/include/periph_cpu.h
index 0c5a5e7bc..81445818e 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32f3/include/periph_cpu.h
+++ b/cpu/stm32f3/include/periph_cpu.h
@@ -25,24 +25,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/**
- * @brief   Overwrite the default gpio_t type definition
- * @{
- */
-#define HAVE_GPIO_T
-typedef uint32_t gpio_t;
-/** @} */
-
-/**
- * @brief   Definition of a fitting UNDEF value
- */
-#define GPIO_UNDEF          (0xffffffff)
-
-/**
- * @brief   Define a CPU specific GPIO pin generator macro
- */
-#define GPIO_PIN(x, y)      ((GPIOA_BASE + (x << 10)) | y)
-
 /**
  * @brief   Generate GPIO mode bitfields
  *
diff --git a/cpu/stm32f4/include/periph_cpu.h b/cpu/stm32f4/include/periph_cpu.h
index 2cb82d0d1..4da3d71db 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32f4/include/periph_cpu.h
+++ b/cpu/stm32f4/include/periph_cpu.h
@@ -34,24 +34,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define ADC_DEVS            (3U)
 #endif
 
-/**
- * @brief   Overwrite the default gpio_t type definition
- * @{
- */
-#define HAVE_GPIO_T
-typedef uint32_t gpio_t;
-/** @} */
-
-/**
- * @brief   Definition of a fitting UNDEF value
- */
-#define GPIO_UNDEF          (0xffffffff)
-
-/**
- * @brief   Define a CPU specific GPIO pin generator macro
- */
-#define GPIO_PIN(x, y)      ((GPIOA_BASE + (x << 10)) | y)
-
 /**
  * @brief declare needed generic SPI functions
  * @{
diff --git a/cpu/stm32l1/include/periph_cpu.h b/cpu/stm32l1/include/periph_cpu.h
index 18399b038..34beb8a95 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32l1/include/periph_cpu.h
+++ b/cpu/stm32l1/include/periph_cpu.h
@@ -27,24 +27,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/**
- * @brief   Overwrite the default gpio_t type definition
- * @{
- */
-#define HAVE_GPIO_T
-typedef uint32_t gpio_t;
-/** @} */
-
-/**
- * @brief   Definition of a fitting UNDEF value
- */
-#define GPIO_UNDEF          (0xffffffff)
-
-/**
- * @brief   Define a CPU specific GPIO pin generator macro
- */
-#define GPIO_PIN(x, y)      ((GPIOA_BASE + (x << 10)) | y)
-
 /**
  * @brief   Generate GPIO mode bitfields
  *