diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
index 0368a695c80f..3d3faa708294 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 /**
  * @defgroup    net_gnrc_ipv6_nib_conf  Configuration macros
  * @ingroup     net_gnrc_ipv6_nib
- * @brief       Configuration macros for network information base
+ * @brief       Configuration macros for neighbor information base
  * @{
  *
  * @file
- * @brief       Configuration macro definitions for network information base
+ * @brief       Configuration macro definitions for neighbor information base
  *
  * @author      Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
  */
diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/nc.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/nc.h
index fd6144fd792b..917e5d1edfa2 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/nc.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/nc.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /**
  * @defgroup    net_gnrc_ipv6_nib_nc   Neighbor Cache
  * @ingroup     net_gnrc_ipv6_nib
- * @brief       Neighbor cache component of network information base
+ * @brief       Neighbor cache component of neighbor information base
  * @{
  *
  * @file