diff --git a/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_netdev.c b/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_netdev.c
index 1fcf3da46d32..5ba066647884 100644
--- a/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_netdev.c
@@ -575,13 +575,15 @@ const netdev_driver_t atwinc15x0_netdev_driver = {
     .set = _atwinc15x0_set,
 };
 
-void atwinc15x0_setup(atwinc15x0_t *dev, const atwinc15x0_params_t *params)
+void atwinc15x0_setup(atwinc15x0_t *dev, const atwinc15x0_params_t *params, uint8_t idx)
 {
     assert(dev);
 
     atwinc15x0 = dev;
     atwinc15x0->netdev.driver = &atwinc15x0_netdev_driver;
     atwinc15x0->params = *params;
+
+    netdev_register(&dev->netdev, NETDEV_ATWINC15X0, idx);
 }
 
 void atwinc15x0_irq(void)
diff --git a/drivers/include/atwinc15x0.h b/drivers/include/atwinc15x0.h
index 538331a35885..13ce1a4840b5 100644
--- a/drivers/include/atwinc15x0.h
+++ b/drivers/include/atwinc15x0.h
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ typedef struct atwinc15x0 {
  *
  * @param[in] dev     Device descriptor
  * @param[in] params  Parameters for device initialization
+ * @param[in] idx     Index in the params struct
  */
-void atwinc15x0_setup(atwinc15x0_t *dev, const atwinc15x0_params_t *params);
+void atwinc15x0_setup(atwinc15x0_t *dev, const atwinc15x0_params_t *params, uint8_t idx);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/drivers/include/net/netdev.h b/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
index 871139c069a9..5195c24f2237 100644
--- a/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
+++ b/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ typedef enum {
     NETDEV_TAP,
     NETDEV_W5100,
     NETDEV_ENCX24J600,
+    NETDEV_ATWINC15X0,
     /* add more if needed */
 } netdev_type_t;
 /** @} */
diff --git a/pkg/lwip/init_devs/auto_init_atwinc15x0.c b/pkg/lwip/init_devs/auto_init_atwinc15x0.c
index 11b98f58f702..66342c571a70 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/init_devs/auto_init_atwinc15x0.c
+++ b/pkg/lwip/init_devs/auto_init_atwinc15x0.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static atwinc15x0_t atwinc15x0_devs[NETIF_ATWINC_NUMOF];
 static void auto_init_atwinc15x0(void)
 {
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < NETIF_ATWINC_NUMOF; i++) {
-        atwinc15x0_setup(&atwinc15x0_devs[i], &atwinc15x0_params[i]);
+        atwinc15x0_setup(&atwinc15x0_devs[i], &atwinc15x0_params[i], i);
         if (lwip_add_ethernet(&netif[i], &atwinc15x0_devs[i].netdev) == NULL) {
             DEBUG("Could not add atwinc15x0 device\n");
             return;
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_atwinc15x0.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_atwinc15x0.c
index edb338d17f4b..50f558c87a92 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_atwinc15x0.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/init_devs/auto_init_atwinc15x0.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void auto_init_atwinc15x0(void)
         LOG_DEBUG("[auto_init_netif] initializing atwinc15x0 #%u\n", i);
 
         /* setup netdev device */
-        atwinc15x0_setup(&dev[i], &atwinc15x0_params[i]);
+        atwinc15x0_setup(&dev[i], &atwinc15x0_params[i], i);
         gnrc_netif_ethernet_create(&_netif[i], stack[i],
                                    ATWINC15X0_MAC_STACKSIZE,
                                    ATWINC15X0_MAC_PRIO, "atwinc15x0",