diff --git a/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_bsp.c b/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_bsp.c
index e83c4b329347a..d3d13f1f1c813 100644
--- a/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_bsp.c
+++ b/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_bsp.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * @}
  */
 
-#include "atwinc15x0.h"
+#include "atwinc15x0_internal.h"
 #include "mutex.h"
 #include "periph/spi.h"
 #include "xtimer.h"
diff --git a/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_bus.c b/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_bus.c
index a8305506f3646..947ffc05c3945 100644
--- a/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_bus.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * @}
  */
 
-#include "atwinc15x0.h"
+#include "atwinc15x0_internal.h"
 #include "bus_wrapper/include/nm_bus_wrapper.h"
 
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
diff --git a/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_netdev.c b/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_netdev.c
index 8246a30fee6ff..a541575d59b63 100644
--- a/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/atwinc15x0/atwinc15x0_netdev.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #define ETH_MODE            (1)
 
-#include "atwinc15x0.h"
+#include "atwinc15x0_internal.h"
 #include "atwinc15x0_params.h"
 
 #include "bus_wrapper/include/nm_bus_wrapper.h"
diff --git a/drivers/atwinc15x0/include/atwinc15x0_internal.h b/drivers/atwinc15x0/include/atwinc15x0_internal.h
index 98e930ad6f4aa..d3a7c5ce27982 100644
--- a/drivers/atwinc15x0/include/atwinc15x0_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/atwinc15x0/include/atwinc15x0_internal.h
@@ -19,17 +19,12 @@
 #ifndef ATWINC15X0_INTERNAL_H
 #define ATWINC15X0_INTERNAL_H
 
-#include "bsp/include/nm_bsp.h"
+#include "atwinc15x0.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/**
- * @brief   Forward declaration of ATWINC15x0 device descriptor type.
- */
-typedef struct atwinc15x0 atwinc15x0_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief   Reference to the single ATWINC15x0 device instance
  *
diff --git a/drivers/include/atwinc15x0.h b/drivers/include/atwinc15x0.h
index 39802eba8e19a..bb36a74d824c9 100644
--- a/drivers/include/atwinc15x0.h
+++ b/drivers/include/atwinc15x0.h
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef ATWINC15X0_H
 #define ATWINC15X0_H
 
-#include "atwinc15x0_internal.h"
-
+#include "bsp/include/nm_bsp.h"
 #include "net/ethernet.h"
 #include "net/netdev.h"
 #include "periph/gpio.h"