diff --git a/tests/net/nanocoap_cli/Makefile b/tests/net/nanocoap_cli/Makefile
index 442ba18699..b91ca750a4 100644
--- a/tests/net/nanocoap_cli/Makefile
+++ b/tests/net/nanocoap_cli/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,34 @@
 include ../Makefile.net_common
 
+# use GNRC by default
+LWIP_IPV4 ?= 0
+LWIP_IPV6 ?= 0
+
 # Include packages that pull up and auto-init the link layer.
 # NOTE: 6LoWPAN will be included if IEEE802.15.4 devices are present
 USEMODULE += netdev_default
-USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
-# Specify the mandatory networking modules
-USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_default
+
+ifeq (,$(filter 1, $(LWIP_IPV4) $(LWIP_IPV6)))
+  USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
+  # Specify the mandatory networking modules
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_default
+else
+  ifeq (1,$(LWIP_IPV4))
+    USEMODULE += ipv4_addr
+
+    USEMODULE += lwip_arp
+    USEMODULE += lwip_ipv4
+    USEMODULE += lwip_dhcp_auto
+    CFLAGS += -DETHARP_SUPPORT_STATIC_ENTRIES=1
+  endif
+
+  ifeq (1,$(LWIP_IPV6))
+    USEMODULE += ipv6_addr
+
+    USEMODULE += lwip_ipv6
+    USEMODULE += lwip_ipv6_autoconfig
+  endif
+endif
 
 # Optionally include DNS support. This includes resolution of names at an
 # upstream DNS server and the handling of RDNSS options in Router Advertisements
diff --git a/tests/net/nanocoap_cli/main.c b/tests/net/nanocoap_cli/main.c
index 505994ff43..bda9952671 100644
--- a/tests/net/nanocoap_cli/main.c
+++ b/tests/net/nanocoap_cli/main.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static const credman_credential_t credential = {
 #endif
 
 /* _list_all_inet6() and _print_addr() derived from sc_gnrc_netif.c */
-
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_IPV6
 static void _print_addr(ipv6_addr_t *addr, uint8_t flags)
 {
     char addr_str[IPV6_ADDR_MAX_STR_LEN];
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ static int _cmd_inet6(int argc, char **argv)
 }
 
 SHELL_COMMAND(inet6, "IPv6 addresses", _cmd_inet6);
+#endif
 
 int main(void)
 {
diff --git a/tests/net/nanocoap_cli/nanocli_client.c b/tests/net/nanocoap_cli/nanocli_client.c
index a9df7ab547..7482622880 100644
--- a/tests/net/nanocoap_cli/nanocli_client.c
+++ b/tests/net/nanocoap_cli/nanocli_client.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "od.h"
 #include "shell.h"
 
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_IPV6
 static ssize_t _send(coap_pkt_t *pkt, size_t len,
                           char *addr_str, const char *port_str)
 {
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ static int _cmd_client_token(int argc, char **argv){
     return 0;
 }
 SHELL_COMMAND(client_token, "Set Token for CoAP client", _cmd_client_token);
+#endif
 
 static int _blockwise_cb(void *arg, size_t offset, uint8_t *buf,
                          size_t len, int more)