diff --git a/examples/gnrc_minimal/Makefile b/examples/gnrc_minimal/Makefile
index 80c675ef28..300e6958c7 100644
--- a/examples/gnrc_minimal/Makefile
+++ b/examples/gnrc_minimal/Makefile
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ BOARD ?= native
 # This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
 RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
 
-# Comment this out to disable code in RIOT that does safety checking
+# Set this to 1 to enable code in RIOT that does safety checking
 # which is not needed in a production environment but helps in the
 # development process:
-DEVELHELP ?= 1
+DEVELHELP ?= 0
 
 # Include packages that pull up and auto-init the link layer.
 # NOTE: 6LoWPAN will be included if IEEE802.15.4 devices are present
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6_echo
 # Use minimal standard PRNG
 USEMODULE += prng_minstd
 
+CFLAGS += -DLOG_LEVEL=LOG_NONE  # disable log output
 CFLAGS += -DGNRC_PKTBUF_SIZE=512 -DGNRC_NETIF_IPV6_ADDRS_NUMOF=2 \
           -DGNRC_NETIF_IPV6_GROUPS_NUMOF=2 -DGNRC_IPV6_NIB_NUMOF=1 \
           -DGNRC_IPV6_NIB_OFFL_NUMOF=1 # be able to configure at least one route