diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_ipv6_nib/Makefile.include b/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_ipv6_nib/Makefile.include
index 54383e241189049ba0e3efc48613477fc19d883c..24fa30541cc48ef900063fb7520d5ecafb4047cc 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_ipv6_nib/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_ipv6_nib/Makefile.include
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_nib
+USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_nd  # required for GNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_MULTIHOP_P6C
 
 CFLAGS += -DGNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_ROUTER=1
 CFLAGS += -DGNRC_IPV6_NIB_NUMOF=16