diff --git a/sys/include/net/nanocoap.h b/sys/include/net/nanocoap.h
index d0c86e863d2c..3605d9b12aa0 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/nanocoap.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/nanocoap.h
@@ -499,6 +499,18 @@ static inline unsigned coap_get_code_raw(const coap_pkt_t *pkt)
     return (unsigned)pkt->hdr->code;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Get a request's method type
+ *
+ * @param[in]   pkt   CoAP request packet
+ *
+ * @returns     request method type
+ */
+static inline coap_method_t coap_get_method(const coap_pkt_t *pkt)
+{
+    return pkt->hdr->code;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief   Get the message ID of the given CoAP packet
  *
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/fileserver.c b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/fileserver.c
index 2be41bf7983b..50ec708d61fa 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/fileserver.c
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/nanocoap/fileserver.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static ssize_t _delete_file(coap_pkt_t *pdu, uint8_t *buf, size_t len,
 static ssize_t nanocoap_fileserver_file_handler(coap_pkt_t *pdu, uint8_t *buf, size_t len,
                                              struct requestdata *request)
 {
-    switch (coap_get_code_raw(pdu)) {
+    switch (coap_get_method(pdu)) {
         case COAP_METHOD_GET:
             return _get_file(pdu, buf, len, request);
 #if IS_USED(MODULE_NANOCOAP_FILESERVER_PUT)
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static ssize_t nanocoap_fileserver_directory_handler(coap_pkt_t *pdu, uint8_t *b
                                                   struct requestdata *request,
                                                   const char *root, const char* resource_dir)
 {
-    switch (coap_get_code_raw(pdu)) {
+    switch (coap_get_method(pdu)) {
         case COAP_METHOD_GET:
             return _get_directory(pdu, buf, len, request, root, resource_dir);
 #if IS_USED(MODULE_NANOCOAP_FILESERVER_PUT)