diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 03b1dfa7dc..6b2b14daa2 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_border_router_default,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_router,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_router
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_frag,$(USEMODULE)))
diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/netif.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/netif.h
index 4027bb6ebe..404cbfd916 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/netif.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/netif.h
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ typedef struct {
      */
     uint16_t min_adv_int;
 
+#endif
+#if defined (MODULE_GNRC_NDP_ROUTER) || defined (MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_ND_ROUTER)
     /**
      * @brief   The router lifetime to propagate in router advertisements.
      *          Must be either 0 or between ng_ipv6_netif_t::max_adv_int and
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ typedef struct {
      */
     timex_t retrans_timer;
     vtimer_t rtr_sol_timer; /**< Timer for periodic router solicitations */
-#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_NDP_ROUTER
+#if defined (MODULE_GNRC_NDP_ROUTER) || defined (MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_ND_ROUTER)
     vtimer_t rtr_adv_timer; /**< Timer for periodic router advertisements */
 #endif
 } gnrc_ipv6_netif_t;
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/netif/gnrc_ipv6_netif.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/netif/gnrc_ipv6_netif.c
index 30fc643ad7..cc1c294fc7 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/netif/gnrc_ipv6_netif.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/netif/gnrc_ipv6_netif.c
@@ -244,13 +244,15 @@ gnrc_ipv6_netif_t *gnrc_ipv6_netif_get(kernel_pid_t pid)
 #if defined(MODULE_GNRC_NDP_ROUTER) || defined(MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_ND_ROUTER)
 void gnrc_ipv6_netif_set_router(gnrc_ipv6_netif_t *netif, bool enable)
 {
-#if defined(MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_ND_ROUTER)
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_ND_ROUTER
     if (netif->flags & GNRC_IPV6_NETIF_FLAGS_SIXLOWPAN) {
         gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_router_set_router(netif, enable);
         return;
     }
 #endif
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_NDP_ROUTER
     gnrc_ndp_router_set_router(netif, enable);
+#endif
 }
 
 void gnrc_ipv6_netif_set_rtr_adv(gnrc_ipv6_netif_t *netif, bool enable)
@@ -261,7 +263,9 @@ void gnrc_ipv6_netif_set_rtr_adv(gnrc_ipv6_netif_t *netif, bool enable)
         return;
     }
 #endif
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_NDP_ROUTER
     gnrc_ndp_router_set_rtr_adv(netif, enable);
+#endif
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -789,6 +793,16 @@ void gnrc_ipv6_netif_init_by_dev(void)
 
             DEBUG("ipv6 netif: Set 6LoWPAN flag\n");
             ipv6_ifs[i].flags |= GNRC_IPV6_NETIF_FLAGS_SIXLOWPAN;
+
+            /* the router flag must be set early here, because otherwise
+             * _add_addr_to_entry() wouldn't set the solicited node address.
+             * However, addresses have to be configured before calling
+             * gnrc_ipv6_netif_set_router().
+             */
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_ND_ROUTER
+            DEBUG("ipv6 netif: Set router flag\n");
+            ipv6_ifs[i].flags |= GNRC_IPV6_NETIF_FLAGS_ROUTER;
+#endif
             /* use EUI-64 (8-byte address) for IID generation and for sending
              * packets */
             gnrc_netapi_set(ifs[i], NETOPT_SRC_LEN, 0, &src_len,