diff --git a/sys/arduino/Makefile.include b/sys/arduino/Makefile.include
index 2f86bc0a055b..1705d0bcceee 100644
--- a/sys/arduino/Makefile.include
+++ b/sys/arduino/Makefile.include
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Define application sketches module, it will be generated into $(BINDIR)
 SKETCH_MODULE     ?= arduino_sketches
-SKETCH_MODULE_DIR ?= $(BINDIR)/$(SKETCH_MODULE)_src
+SKETCH_MODULE_DIR ?= $(BINDIR)/$(SKETCH_MODULE)
 SKETCHES           = $(wildcard $(APPDIR)/*.sketch)
 include $(RIOTBASE)/sys/arduino/sketches.inc.mk
 
diff --git a/sys/arduino/sketches.inc.mk b/sys/arduino/sketches.inc.mk
index 0aafb8729fc4..ae71a7852423 100644
--- a/sys/arduino/sketches.inc.mk
+++ b/sys/arduino/sketches.inc.mk
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ SKETCH_GENERATED_FILES = $(SKETCH_MODULE_DIR)/Makefile $(SKETCH_MODULE_DIR)/$(SK
 # Building the module files
 #   Do not use $^ in receipes as Makefile is also a prerequisite
 $(SKETCH_MODULE_DIR)/Makefile: $(SKETCH_MODULE_DIR)/$(SKETCH_CPP)
-	$(Q)echo 'MODULE = $(SKETCH_MODULE)'           > $@
-	$(Q)echo 'SRCXX = $(SKETCH_CPP)'              >> $@
+	$(Q)echo 'SRCXX = $(SKETCH_CPP)'               > $@
 	$(Q)echo 'include $$(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base' >> $@
 $(SKETCH_MODULE_DIR)/$(SKETCH_CPP): $(SKETCHES_ALL)
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)