diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/ng_zep/ng_zep.c b/sys/net/application_layer/ng_zep/ng_zep.c
index 4b3a887440e33..4c53efd79c6d9 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/ng_zep/ng_zep.c
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/ng_zep/ng_zep.c
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ static ng_pktsnip_t *_create_received(ng_zep_t *dev, ng_pktsnip_t *pkt,
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    payload = ng_pktbuf_add(pkt, pkt->data, pkt->size - 2, dev->proto);
+    payload = ng_pktbuf_mark(pkt, pkt->size - 2, dev->proto);
 
     if (payload == NULL) {
         return NULL;
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ static ng_pktsnip_t *_create_received(ng_zep_t *dev, ng_pktsnip_t *pkt,
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    mhr = ng_pktbuf_add(pkt, pkt->data, mhr_len, NG_NETTYPE_UNDEF);
+    mhr = ng_pktbuf_mark(pkt, mhr_len, NG_NETTYPE_UNDEF);
 
     /* TODO: send ACK */
 
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ static ng_pktsnip_t *_recv_v1(ng_zep_t *dev, ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    zep = ng_pktbuf_add(pkt, pkt->data, sizeof(ng_zep_v1_hdr_t), NG_NETTYPE_UNDEF);
+    zep = ng_pktbuf_mark(pkt, sizeof(ng_zep_v1_hdr_t), NG_NETTYPE_UNDEF);
 
     if (zep == NULL) {
         return NULL;
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static ng_pktsnip_t *_recv_v2(ng_zep_t *dev, ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
             return NULL;
         }
 
-        zep = ng_pktbuf_add(pkt, pkt->data, sizeof(ng_zep_v2_data_hdr_t), NG_NETTYPE_UNDEF);
+        zep = ng_pktbuf_mark(pkt, sizeof(ng_zep_v2_data_hdr_t), NG_NETTYPE_UNDEF);
 
         if (zep == NULL) {
             return NULL;
diff --git a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/ext/ng_ipv6_ext.c b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/ext/ng_ipv6_ext.c
index 1f746e0ad0f0e..f1b6ef95409de 100644
--- a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/ext/ng_ipv6_ext.c
+++ b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/ext/ng_ipv6_ext.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ bool ng_ipv6_ext_demux(kernel_pid_t iface, ng_pktsnip_t *pkt,
         }
     }
 
-    ext_snip = ng_pktbuf_add(pkt, pkt->data, offset, NG_NETTYPE_IPV6);
+    ext_snip = ng_pktbuf_mark(pkt, offset, NG_NETTYPE_IPV6);
 
     if (ext_snip == NULL) {
         return false;
diff --git a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/ng_ipv6.c b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/ng_ipv6.c
index 328d7f5ebb39b..5deee0c335c49 100644
--- a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/ng_ipv6.c
+++ b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_ipv6/ng_ipv6.c
@@ -630,8 +630,7 @@ static void _receive(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
 
         pkt = ipv6;     /* reset pkt from temporary variable */
 
-        ipv6 = ng_pktbuf_add(pkt, pkt->data, sizeof(ng_ipv6_hdr_t),
-                             NG_NETTYPE_IPV6);
+        ipv6 = ng_pktbuf_mark(pkt, sizeof(ng_ipv6_hdr_t), NG_NETTYPE_IPV6);
 
         if (ipv6 == NULL) {
             DEBUG("ipv6: error marking IPv6 header, dropping packet\n");
diff --git a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_sixlowpan/iphc/ng_sixlowpan_iphc.c b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_sixlowpan/iphc/ng_sixlowpan_iphc.c
index eb29da9a89b2d..9fe0043f4dffc 100644
--- a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_sixlowpan/iphc/ng_sixlowpan_iphc.c
+++ b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_sixlowpan/iphc/ng_sixlowpan_iphc.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ bool ng_sixlowpan_iphc_decode(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
     /* TODO: add next header decoding */
 
     /* remove 6LoWPAN dispatch */
-    payload = ng_pktbuf_add(pkt, pkt->data, payload_offset, NG_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN);
+    payload = ng_pktbuf_mark(pkt, payload_offset, NG_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN);
     pkt = ng_pktbuf_remove_snip(pkt, payload);
 
     /* set IPv6 header payload length field to the length of whatever is left
diff --git a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_sixlowpan/ng_sixlowpan.c b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_sixlowpan/ng_sixlowpan.c
index f2c60f199e3b7..2cfa09986b9a9 100644
--- a/sys/net/network_layer/ng_sixlowpan/ng_sixlowpan.c
+++ b/sys/net/network_layer/ng_sixlowpan/ng_sixlowpan.c
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ static void _receive(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
         }
 
         /* packet is uncompressed: just mark and remove the dispatch */
-        sixlowpan = ng_pktbuf_add(payload, payload->data, sizeof(uint8_t),
-                                  NG_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN);
+        sixlowpan = ng_pktbuf_mark(payload, sizeof(uint8_t), NG_NETTYPE_SIXLOWPAN);
 
         if (sixlowpan == NULL) {
             DEBUG("6lo: can not mark 6LoWPAN dispatch\n");
diff --git a/sys/net/transport_layer/ng_udp/ng_udp.c b/sys/net/transport_layer/ng_udp/ng_udp.c
index 4e3f0ce27dae9..5910bf19c3bbc 100644
--- a/sys/net/transport_layer/ng_udp/ng_udp.c
+++ b/sys/net/transport_layer/ng_udp/ng_udp.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void _receive(ng_pktsnip_t *pkt)
         return;
     }
     pkt = udp;
-    udp = ng_pktbuf_add(pkt, pkt->data, sizeof(ng_udp_hdr_t), NG_NETTYPE_UDP);
+    udp = ng_pktbuf_mark(pkt, sizeof(ng_udp_hdr_t), NG_NETTYPE_UDP);
     if (udp == NULL) {
         DEBUG("udp: error marking UDP header, dropping packet\n");
         ng_pktbuf_release(pkt);