diff --git a/pkg/ccn-lite/patches/0001-ccnl_core-add-MAX_GNRC_NETIFS-macro.patch b/pkg/ccn-lite/patches/0001-ccnl_core-add-MAX_GNRC_NETIFS-macro.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..693b5228c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/ccn-lite/patches/0001-ccnl_core-add-MAX_GNRC_NETIFS-macro.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+From 50b6cbc4acc9715626b55e838c3b317f6a891286 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jose Alamos <jose.alamos@haw-hamburg.de>
+Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 11:07:29 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] ccnl_core: add MAX_GNRC_NETIFS macro
+
+---
+ src/ccnl-core/include/ccnl-defs.h | 7 ++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/ccnl-core/include/ccnl-defs.h b/src/ccnl-core/include/ccnl-defs.h
+index 879bbcfb..93d5af4b 100644
+--- a/src/ccnl-core/include/ccnl-defs.h
++++ b/src/ccnl-core/include/ccnl-defs.h
+@@ -36,10 +36,15 @@
+ /* assuming that all broadcast addresses consist of a sequence of equal octets */
+ #define CCNL_BROADCAST_OCTET            0xFF
+ 
++/* By default use only one GNRC interface */
++#ifndef MAX_GNRC_NETIFS
++#define MAX_GNRC_NETIFS (1)
++#endif
++
+ #if defined(CCNL_ARDUINO) || defined(CCNL_RIOT)
+ # if defined(CCNL_RIOT)
+ #  include "net/gnrc/netif.h"
+-#  define CCNL_MAX_INTERFACES            GNRC_NETIF_NUMOF
++#  define CCNL_MAX_INTERFACES            MAX_GNRC_NETIFS
+ # else
+ #  define CCNL_MAX_INTERFACES            1
+ # endif
+-- 
+2.25.0
+