diff --git a/dist/tools/doccheck/exclude_simple b/dist/tools/doccheck/exclude_simple
index e8f7c89a13..13755d6795 100644
--- a/dist/tools/doccheck/exclude_simple
+++ b/dist/tools/doccheck/exclude_simple
@@ -8423,3 +8423,4 @@ warning: Member LSM6DSXX_PARAM_ACC_FIFO_DEC (macro definition) of file lsm6dsxx_
 warning: Member LSM6DSXX_PARAM_GYRO_FIFO_DEC (macro definition) of file lsm6dsxx_params.h is not documented.
 warning: Member LSM6DSXX_PARAMS (macro definition) of file lsm6dsxx_params.h is not documented.
 warning: Member LSM6DSXX_SAUL_INFO (macro definition) of file lsm6dsxx_params.h is not documented.
+RIOTDoxygenLayout.xml:8: warning: the type 'topics' is not supported for the entry tag within a navindex! Check your layout file!
diff --git a/doc/doxygen/RIOTDoxygenLayout.xml b/doc/doxygen/RIOTDoxygenLayout.xml
index fa214363b6..8160d1ee18 100644
--- a/doc/doxygen/RIOTDoxygenLayout.xml
+++ b/doc/doxygen/RIOTDoxygenLayout.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <tab type="mainpage" visible="yes" title=""/>
     <tab type="pages" visible="yes" title="" intro=""/>
     <tab type="user" url="@ref boards" title="Supported Boards"/>
+    <tab type="topics" visible="yes" title="" intro=""/>
     <tab type="modules" visible="yes" title="" intro=""/>
     <tab type="namespaces" visible="yes" title="">
       <tab type="namespacelist" visible="yes" title="" intro=""/>