diff --git a/drivers/include/nrf24l01p.h b/drivers/include/nrf24l01p.h
index 53b306d9c36b15edb5b0c3d73d563208a1065c14..ec90b801149f46b354bae92e910b07ec10ef7a12 100644
--- a/drivers/include/nrf24l01p.h
+++ b/drivers/include/nrf24l01p.h
@@ -546,6 +546,15 @@ int nrf24l01p_enable_pipe(nrf24l01p_t *dev, nrf24l01p_rx_pipe_t pipe);
 */
 int nrf24l01p_disable_pipe(nrf24l01p_t *dev, nrf24l01p_rx_pipe_t pipe);
 
+/**
+* @brief Disable CRC error detection on the nrf24l01+ transceiver.
+*
+* @param[in] dev    Transceiver device to use.
+*
+* @return           0.
+*/
+int nrf24l01p_disable_crc(nrf24l01p_t *dev);
+
 /**
 * @brief Enable CRC error detection on the nrf24l01+ transceiver.
 *
diff --git a/drivers/nrf24l01p/nrf24l01p.c b/drivers/nrf24l01p/nrf24l01p.c
index 344a381b7abe4118d81081a3c208d46fd59d51b2..d409430854d4d2992b6a91ee90dbc0ce5384ddb3 100644
--- a/drivers/nrf24l01p/nrf24l01p.c
+++ b/drivers/nrf24l01p/nrf24l01p.c
@@ -815,7 +815,13 @@ int nrf24l01p_disable_pipe(nrf24l01p_t *dev, nrf24l01p_rx_pipe_t pipe)
     return nrf24l01p_write_reg(dev, REG_EN_RXADDR, pipe_conf);
 }
 
+int nrf24l01p_disable_crc(nrf24l01p_t *dev)
+{
+    char conf;
 
+    nrf24l01p_read_reg(dev, REG_CONFIG, &conf);
+    return nrf24l01p_write_reg(dev, REG_CONFIG, (conf & ~(EN_CRC)));
+}
 
 int nrf24l01p_enable_crc(nrf24l01p_t *dev, nrf24l01p_crc_t crc)
 {
diff --git a/tests/driver_nrf24l01p_lowlevel/README.md b/tests/driver_nrf24l01p_lowlevel/README.md
index 4cf5aa8f6e53b3fc9cacb08249ba4af45285a31d..5350da6852cf8870adce7aa62a5b6a23fcdf269f 100644
--- a/tests/driver_nrf24l01p_lowlevel/README.md
+++ b/tests/driver_nrf24l01p_lowlevel/README.md
@@ -107,3 +107,12 @@ nrf24l01p_rx_handler got a message: Received packet.
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 ```
+
+## Compatibility with SI24R1 or other NRF24l01p clones
+CRC and Auto-ACK should be disabled.
+Use
+```
+nrf24l01p_disable_all_auto_ack(&nrf24l01p_0);
+nrf24l01p_disable_crc(&nrf24l01p_0);
+```
+after `nrf24l01p_init(&nrf24l01p_0, SPI_PORT, CE_PIN, CS_PIN, IRQ_PIN) < 0)`