diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_control_messages.c b/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_control_messages.c
index 5be8ecb5c0f227a7000ec12a526096a4f9754eb2..fbaccde7ece64894acf8c44b97b28587510c0e8a 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_control_messages.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_control_messages.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG    (0)
 #include "debug.h"
 
-#if ENABLE_DEBUG && defined(MODULE_IPV6_ADDR)
+#if ENABLE_DEBUG
 static char addr_str[IPV6_ADDR_MAX_STR_LEN];
 #endif
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_dodag.c b/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_dodag.c
index 39d47afa6c1ba3f41ddcbdc0588e61e243f19983..03e5fe63ef84b719be6f152102d606fb2b45173f 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_dodag.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/routing/rpl/gnrc_rpl_dodag.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG    (0)
 #include "debug.h"
 
-#if ENABLE_DEBUG && defined(MODULE_PV6_ADDR)
+#if ENABLE_DEBUG
 static char addr_str[IPV6_ADDR_MAX_STR_LEN];
 #endif