diff --git a/tests/driver_enc28j60/Makefile b/tests/driver_enc28j60/Makefile
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+export APPLICATION = driver_enc28j60
+include ../Makefile.tests_common
+
+FEATURES_REQUIRED = periph_spi periph_gpio
+
+BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := msb-430h nucleo-f334 stm32f0discovery weio z1
+
+USEMODULE += gnrc_netdev2
+USEMODULE += gnrc_netif_default
+USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
+USEMODULE += enc28j60
+USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_router_default
+USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6_echo
+USEMODULE += shell
+USEMODULE += shell_commands
+USEMODULE += ps
+
+# set board specific peripheral configurations
+ifneq (,$(filter stm32f4discovery,$(BOARD)))
+  ENC_SPI ?= SPI_1
+  ENC_CS  ?= GPIO_PIN\(PORT_B,12\)
+  ENC_INT ?= GPIO_PIN\(PORT_B,11\)
+  ENC_RST ?= GPIO_PIN\(PORT_B,10\)
+endif
+
+# fallback: set SPI bus and pins to default values
+ENC_SPI ?= SPI_0
+ENC_CS  ?= GPIO_PIN\(0,0\)
+ENC_INT ?= GPIO_PIN\(0,1\)
+ENC_RST ?= GPIO_PIN\(0,2\)
+# export SPI and pins
+CFLAGS += -DENC28J60_PARAM_SPI=$(ENC_SPI)
+CFLAGS += -DENC28J60_PARAM_CS=$(ENC_CS)
+CFLAGS += -DENC28J60_PARAM_INT=$(ENC_INT)
+CFLAGS += -DENC28J60_PARAM_RESET=$(ENC_RST)
+
+# make sure we read the local enc28j60 params file
+CFLAGS += -I$(CURDIR)
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/driver_enc28j60/main.c b/tests/driver_enc28j60/main.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     tests
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Test application for the ENC28J60 Ethernet device driver
+ *
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "shell.h"
+#include "msg.h"
+
+#define MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE     (8U)
+static msg_t _main_msg_queue[MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE];
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    /* we need a message queue for the thread running the shell in order to
+     * receive potentially fast incoming networking packets */
+    msg_init_queue(_main_msg_queue, MAIN_QUEUE_SIZE);
+    puts("Test application for the enc28j60 driver\n");
+    puts("This test just pulls in parts of the GNRC network stack, use the\n"
+         "provided shell commands (i.e. ifconfig, ping6) to interact with\n"
+         "your enc28j60 device.\n");
+
+    /* start shell */
+    puts("Starting the shell now...");
+    char line_buf[SHELL_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE];
+    shell_run(NULL, line_buf, SHELL_DEFAULT_BUFSIZE);
+
+    /* should be never reached */
+    return 0;
+}