diff --git a/script/make-pretty b/script/make-pretty
index 73c00532d..0483f7abc 100755
--- a/script/make-pretty
+++ b/script/make-pretty
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ readonly OT_CLANG_TIDY_CHECKS="\
 google-explicit-constructor,\
 google-readability-casting,\
 misc-unused-using-decls,\
+modernize-loop-convert,\
 modernize-use-bool-literals,\
 modernize-use-equals-default,\
 modernize-use-equals-delete,\
diff --git a/src/core/mac/mac.cpp b/src/core/mac/mac.cpp
index 3bd6f9c2d..1e7106f83 100644
--- a/src/core/mac/mac.cpp
+++ b/src/core/mac/mac.cpp
@@ -1028,10 +1028,8 @@ void Mac::BeginTransmit(void)
         // copy the frame into correct `TxFrame` for each radio type
         // (if it is not already prepared).
 
-        for (uint8_t index = 0; index < GetArrayLength(RadioTypes::kAllRadioTypes); index++)
+        for (RadioType radio : RadioTypes::kAllRadioTypes)
         {
-            RadioType radio = RadioTypes::kAllRadioTypes[index];
-
             if (txFrames.GetSelectedRadioTypes().Contains(radio))
             {
                 TxFrame &txFrame = txFrames.GetTxFrame(radio);
@@ -1047,10 +1045,8 @@ void Mac::BeginTransmit(void)
         // process security for each radio type separately. This
         // allows radio links to handle security differently, e.g.,
         // with different keys or link frame counters.
-        for (uint8_t index = 0; index < GetArrayLength(RadioTypes::kAllRadioTypes); index++)
+        for (RadioType radio : RadioTypes::kAllRadioTypes)
         {
-            RadioType radio = RadioTypes::kAllRadioTypes[index];
-
             if (txFrames.GetSelectedRadioTypes().Contains(radio))
             {
                 ProcessTransmitSecurity(txFrames.GetTxFrame(radio));
diff --git a/src/core/net/ip4_types.cpp b/src/core/net/ip4_types.cpp
index 47e484196..4753eaf1b 100644
--- a/src/core/net/ip4_types.cpp
+++ b/src/core/net/ip4_types.cpp
@@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ void Address::ExtractFromIp6Address(uint8_t aPrefixLength, const Ip6::Address &a
 
     ip6Index = aPrefixLength / CHAR_BIT;
 
-    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < Ip4::Address::kSize; i++)
+    for (uint8_t &i : mFields.m8)
     {
         if (ip6Index == kSkipIndex)
         {
             ip6Index++;
         }
 
-        mFields.m8[i] = aIp6Address.GetBytes()[ip6Index++];
+        i = aIp6Address.GetBytes()[ip6Index++];
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ncp/ncp_base_ftd.cpp b/src/ncp/ncp_base_ftd.cpp
index a7fbdb0ba..c244f5757 100644
--- a/src/ncp/ncp_base_ftd.cpp
+++ b/src/ncp/ncp_base_ftd.cpp
@@ -366,9 +366,9 @@ template <> otError NcpBase::HandlePropertyGet<SPINEL_PROP_THREAD_DUA_ID>(void)
     }
     else
     {
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(otIp6InterfaceIdentifier); i++)
+        for (uint8_t i : iid->mFields.m8)
         {
-            SuccessOrExit(error = mEncoder.WriteUint8(iid->mFields.m8[i]));
+            SuccessOrExit(error = mEncoder.WriteUint8(i));
         }
     }
 
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ template <> otError NcpBase::HandlePropertySet<SPINEL_PROP_THREAD_DUA_ID>(void)
     {
         otIp6InterfaceIdentifier iid;
 
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(otIp6InterfaceIdentifier); i++)
+        for (uint8_t &i : iid.mFields.m8)
         {
-            SuccessOrExit(error = mDecoder.ReadUint8(iid.mFields.m8[i]));
+            SuccessOrExit(error = mDecoder.ReadUint8(i));
         }
 
         SuccessOrExit(error = otThreadSetFixedDuaInterfaceIdentifier(mInstance, &iid));