diff --git a/drivers/drivers.mk b/drivers/drivers.mk
index 0a9af7d5..a71f568c 100644
--- a/drivers/drivers.mk
+++ b/drivers/drivers.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 PROJ_ROOT := $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))/../
 
 CFLAGS += -I $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/device
-CFLAGS += -I $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/serial
 CFLAGS += -I $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/periph
+CFLAGS += -I $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/periph/serial
 
-SRC += $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/serial/uart.c \
-       $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/serial/console.c \
-       $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/serial/mavlink.c \
-       $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/serial/debug_link.c \
+SRC += $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/periph/serial/uart.c \
+       $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/periph/serial/console.c \
+       $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/periph/serial/mavlink.c \
+       $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/periph/serial/debug_link.c \
        $(PROJ_ROOT)/drivers/periph/pwm.c
diff --git a/drivers/serial/console.c b/drivers/periph/serial/console.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/serial/console.c
rename to drivers/periph/serial/console.c
diff --git a/drivers/serial/debug_link.c b/drivers/periph/serial/debug_link.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/serial/debug_link.c
rename to drivers/periph/serial/debug_link.c
diff --git a/drivers/serial/mavlink.c b/drivers/periph/serial/mavlink.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/serial/mavlink.c
rename to drivers/periph/serial/mavlink.c
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial.h b/drivers/periph/serial/serial.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/serial/serial.h
rename to drivers/periph/serial/serial.h
diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart.c b/drivers/periph/serial/uart.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/serial/uart.c
rename to drivers/periph/serial/uart.c
diff --git a/drivers/serial/uart.h b/drivers/periph/serial/uart.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/serial/uart.h
rename to drivers/periph/serial/uart.h