diff --git a/liteeth/core/__init__.py b/liteeth/core/__init__.py
index be7eabe..5c1509f 100644
--- a/liteeth/core/__init__.py
+++ b/liteeth/core/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 from liteeth.common import *
-from liteeth.core.mac import LiteEthMAC
+from liteeth.mac import LiteEthMAC
 from liteeth.core.arp import LiteEthARP
 from liteeth.core.ip import LiteEthIP
 from liteeth.core.udp import LiteEthUDP
 from liteeth.core.icmp import LiteEthICMP
 
-
 class LiteEthIPCore(Module, AutoCSR):
     def __init__(self, phy, mac_address, ip_address, clk_freq, with_icmp=True):
         self.submodules.mac = LiteEthMAC(phy, 8, interface="crossbar", with_preamble_crc=True)
diff --git a/liteeth/core/mac.py b/liteeth/core/mac.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efff4f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/liteeth/core/mac.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from liteeth.mac import * # retro-compatibility # FIXME: remove
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/liteeth/core/mac/__init__.py b/liteeth/mac/__init__.py
similarity index 91%
rename from liteeth/core/mac/__init__.py
rename to liteeth/mac/__init__.py
index cac1765..8929406 100644
--- a/liteeth/core/mac/__init__.py
+++ b/liteeth/mac/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from liteeth.common import *
-from liteeth.core.mac.common import *
-from liteeth.core.mac.core import LiteEthMACCore
-from liteeth.core.mac.wishbone import LiteEthMACWishboneInterface
+from liteeth.mac.common import *
+from liteeth.mac.core import LiteEthMACCore
+from liteeth.mac.wishbone import LiteEthMACWishboneInterface
 
 
 class LiteEthMAC(Module, AutoCSR):
diff --git a/liteeth/core/mac/common.py b/liteeth/mac/common.py
similarity index 100%
rename from liteeth/core/mac/common.py
rename to liteeth/mac/common.py
diff --git a/liteeth/core/mac/core.py b/liteeth/mac/core.py
similarity index 98%
rename from liteeth/core/mac/core.py
rename to liteeth/mac/core.py
index b25d2f6..d6276c3 100644
--- a/liteeth/core/mac/core.py
+++ b/liteeth/mac/core.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from liteeth.common import *
-from liteeth.core.mac import gap, preamble, crc, padding, last_be
+from liteeth.mac import gap, preamble, crc, padding, last_be
 from liteeth.phy.model import LiteEthPHYModel
 
 from migen.genlib.cdc import PulseSynchronizer
diff --git a/liteeth/core/mac/crc.py b/liteeth/mac/crc.py
similarity index 100%
rename from liteeth/core/mac/crc.py
rename to liteeth/mac/crc.py
diff --git a/liteeth/core/mac/gap.py b/liteeth/mac/gap.py
similarity index 100%
rename from liteeth/core/mac/gap.py
rename to liteeth/mac/gap.py
diff --git a/liteeth/core/mac/last_be.py b/liteeth/mac/last_be.py
similarity index 100%
rename from liteeth/core/mac/last_be.py
rename to liteeth/mac/last_be.py
diff --git a/liteeth/core/mac/padding.py b/liteeth/mac/padding.py
similarity index 100%
rename from liteeth/core/mac/padding.py
rename to liteeth/mac/padding.py
diff --git a/liteeth/core/mac/preamble.py b/liteeth/mac/preamble.py
similarity index 100%
rename from liteeth/core/mac/preamble.py
rename to liteeth/mac/preamble.py
diff --git a/liteeth/core/mac/sram.py b/liteeth/mac/sram.py
similarity index 100%
rename from liteeth/core/mac/sram.py
rename to liteeth/mac/sram.py
diff --git a/liteeth/core/mac/wishbone.py b/liteeth/mac/wishbone.py
similarity index 97%
rename from liteeth/core/mac/wishbone.py
rename to liteeth/mac/wishbone.py
index d920db4..ad73f25 100644
--- a/liteeth/core/mac/wishbone.py
+++ b/liteeth/mac/wishbone.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from migen.fhdl.simplify import FullMemoryWE
 
 from liteeth.common import *
-from liteeth.core.mac import sram
+from liteeth.mac import sram
 
 from litex.soc.interconnect import wishbone