diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif_device_type.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif_device_type.c
index 11aea5b11defeb6957e8fbda304b2c5fe7749994..1ad0176d8c69277c68d1ff161bd066aa53e8ecb8 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif_device_type.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif_device_type.c
@@ -140,9 +140,10 @@ void gnrc_netif_ipv6_init_mtu(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
     switch (netif->device_type) {
 #if defined(MODULE_NETDEV_IEEE802154) || defined(MODULE_NRFMIN) || \
     defined(MODULE_XBEE) || defined(MODULE_ESP_NOW) || \
-    defined(MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOENC)
+    defined(MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOENC) || defined(MODULE_CC110X)
         case NETDEV_TYPE_IEEE802154:
         case NETDEV_TYPE_NRFMIN:
+        case NETDEV_TYPE_CC110X:
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_IPHC
             netif->flags |= GNRC_NETIF_FLAGS_6LO_HC;
 #endif