diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/sixlowpan/nd/router.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/sixlowpan/nd/router.h
index f1aee19406..8971f40803 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/sixlowpan/nd/router.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/sixlowpan/nd/router.h
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ typedef struct {
     uint16_t ltime;                         /**< the time in minutes until deletion */
     BITFIELD(ctxs, GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_CTX_SIZE);/**< contexts associated with BR */
     gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_router_prf_t *prfs;   /**< prefixes associated with BR */
-    vtimer_t ltimer;                        /**< timer for deletion */
+    xtimer_t ltimer;                        /**< timer for deletion */
+    msg_t ltimer_msg;                       /**< msg_t for gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_router_abr_t::ltimer */
 } gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_router_abr_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/nd/router/gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_router.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/nd/router/gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_router.c
index 060863548a..a20a49b8e9 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/nd/router/gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_router.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/sixlowpan/nd/router/gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_router.c
@@ -241,8 +241,10 @@ void gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_opt_abr_handle(kernel_pid_t iface, ndp_rtr_adv_t *rtr_adv
 
     t.seconds = abr->ltime * 60;
 
-    vtimer_set_msg(&abr->ltimer, t, gnrc_ipv6_pid,
-                   GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_ND_MSG_ABR_TIMEOUT, abr);
+    xtimer_remove(&abr->ltimer);
+    abr->ltimer_msg.type = GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_ND_MSG_ABR_TIMEOUT;
+    abr->ltimer_msg.content.ptr = (char *) abr;
+    xtimer_set_msg(&abr->ltimer, (uint32_t) timex_uint64(t), &abr->ltimer_msg, gnrc_ipv6_pid);
 }
 
 gnrc_pktsnip_t *gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_opt_6ctx_build(uint8_t prefix_len, uint8_t flags, uint16_t ltime,