diff --git a/examples/nanocoap_server/Makefile b/examples/nanocoap_server/Makefile
index 7f2520df74..265d73c6f0 100644
--- a/examples/nanocoap_server/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nanocoap_server/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ USEMODULE += sock_udp
 USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6_echo
 
 USEMODULE += nanocoap_sock
+USEMODULE += nanocoap_server
 
 USEMODULE += xtimer
 
diff --git a/examples/nanocoap_server/coap_handler.c b/examples/nanocoap_server/coap_handler.c
index 09ea785ed2..8a7e8d08f8 100644
--- a/examples/nanocoap_server/coap_handler.c
+++ b/examples/nanocoap_server/coap_handler.c
@@ -166,14 +166,18 @@ ssize_t _sha256_handler(coap_pkt_t* pkt, uint8_t *buf, size_t len, coap_request_
     return pkt_pos - (uint8_t*)pkt->hdr;
 }
 
-/* must be sorted by path (ASCII order) */
-const coap_resource_t coap_resources[] = {
-    COAP_WELL_KNOWN_CORE_DEFAULT_HANDLER,
-    { "/echo/", COAP_GET | COAP_MATCH_SUBTREE, _echo_handler, NULL },
-    { "/riot/board", COAP_GET, _riot_board_handler, NULL },
-    { "/riot/value", COAP_GET | COAP_PUT | COAP_POST, _riot_value_handler, NULL },
-    { "/riot/ver", COAP_GET, _riot_block2_handler, NULL },
-    { "/sha256", COAP_POST, _sha256_handler, NULL },
+NANOCOAP_RESOURCE(echo) {
+    .path = "/echo/", .methods = COAP_GET | COAP_MATCH_SUBTREE, .handler = _echo_handler
+};
+NANOCOAP_RESOURCE(board) {
+    .path = "/riot/board", .methods = COAP_GET, .handler = _riot_board_handler
+};
+NANOCOAP_RESOURCE(value) {
+    .path = "/riot/value", .methods = COAP_GET | COAP_PUT | COAP_POST, .handler = _riot_value_handler
+};
+NANOCOAP_RESOURCE(ver) {
+    .path = "/riot/ver", .methods = COAP_GET, .handler = _riot_block2_handler
+};
+NANOCOAP_RESOURCE(sha256) {
+    .path = "/sha256", .methods = COAP_POST, .handler = _sha256_handler
 };
-
-const unsigned coap_resources_numof = ARRAY_SIZE(coap_resources);