diff --git a/drivers/wireless/ieee802154/mrf24j40/mrf24j40.h b/drivers/wireless/ieee802154/mrf24j40/mrf24j40.h
index cfcc731eb4..5a3db74f22 100644
--- a/drivers/wireless/ieee802154/mrf24j40/mrf24j40.h
+++ b/drivers/wireless/ieee802154/mrf24j40/mrf24j40.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
 
 #define MRF24J40_SYMBOL_DURATION_PS 16000000
 
+#define MRF24J40_SPIMODE SPIDEV_MODE0
+
 /* Clock configuration macros */
 
 #define MRF24J40_BEACONINTERVAL_NSEC(beaconorder) \
@@ -90,10 +92,6 @@
 #  error High priority work queue required in this driver
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_IEEE802154_MRF24J40_SPIMODE
-#  define CONFIG_IEEE802154_MRF24J40_SPIMODE SPIDEV_MODE0
-#endif
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_IEEE802154_MRF24J40_FREQUENCY
 #  define CONFIG_IEEE802154_MRF24J40_FREQUENCY 8000000
 #endif
@@ -174,7 +172,7 @@ static inline void mrf24j40_spi_lock(FAR struct spi_dev_s *spi)
 {
   SPI_LOCK(spi, 1);
   SPI_SETBITS(spi, 8);
-  SPI_SETMODE(spi, CONFIG_IEEE802154_MRF24J40_SPIMODE);
+  SPI_SETMODE(spi, MRF24J40_SPIMODE);
   SPI_SETFREQUENCY(spi, CONFIG_IEEE802154_MRF24J40_FREQUENCY);
 }