diff --git a/sys/include/net/sock.h b/sys/include/net/sock.h
index 0d37b9ce84436..4acf9f36a267e 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/sock.h
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ extern "C" {
  * @anchor      net_sock_flags
  * @{
  */
-#define SOCK_FLAGS_REUSE_EP     (0x0001)    /**< allow to reuse end point on bind */
-#define SOCK_FLAGS_BIND_REMOTE  (0x0002)    /**< restrict responses to remote address */
+#define SOCK_FLAGS_REUSE_EP         (0x0001)    /**< allow to reuse end point on bind */
+#define SOCK_FLAGS_CONNECT_REMOTE   (0x0002)    /**< restrict responses to remote address */
 /** @} */
 
 /**
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/udp/gnrc_sock_udp.c b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/udp/gnrc_sock_udp.c
index 1a3a415d97f3e..10bea2721d043 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/udp/gnrc_sock_udp.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/udp/gnrc_sock_udp.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int sock_udp_create(sock_udp_t *sock, const sock_udp_ep_t *local,
         /* only accept responses from the set remote */
         if (!(ipv6_addr_is_multicast((ipv6_addr_t *)&remote->addr) ||
               ipv6_addr_is_unspecified((ipv6_addr_t *)&remote->addr))) {
-            flags |= SOCK_FLAGS_BIND_REMOTE;
+            flags |= SOCK_FLAGS_CONNECT_REMOTE;
         }
     }
     if (local != NULL) {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ ssize_t sock_udp_recv_aux(sock_udp_t *sock, void *data, size_t max_len,
 
 static bool _remote_mismatch(const sock_udp_t *sock, const udp_hdr_t *hdr, const sock_ip_ep_t *remote)
 {
-    if ((sock->flags & SOCK_FLAGS_BIND_REMOTE) == 0) {
+    if ((sock->flags & SOCK_FLAGS_CONNECT_REMOTE) == 0) {
         return false;
     }