diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
index d859428782..b26c0e68dc 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
@@ -216,6 +216,15 @@ extern "C" {
 #define GNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_REACH_TIME_RESET (7200000U)
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Disable router solicitations
+ *
+ * @warning Only do this if you know what you're doing
+ */
+#ifndef GNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_NO_RTR_SOL
+#define GNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_NO_RTR_SOL       (0)
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief   Maximum link-layer address length (aligned)
  */
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-slaac.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-slaac.c
index f34f88c5ce..e32896d119 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-slaac.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-slaac.c
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG    (0)
 #include "debug.h"
 
+#if GNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_6LN || GNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_SLAAC
 static char addr_str[IPV6_ADDR_MAX_STR_LEN];
 
-#if GNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_6LN || GNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_SLAAC
 void _auto_configure_addr(gnrc_netif_t *netif, const ipv6_addr_t *pfx,
                           uint8_t pfx_len)
 {
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/nib.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/nib.c
index c726827ddc..f643e736fb 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/nib.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/nib.c
@@ -1227,6 +1227,7 @@ static void _handle_rtr_timeout(_nib_dr_entry_t *router)
 
 void _handle_search_rtr(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
 {
+#if !GNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_NO_RTR_SOL
     gnrc_netif_acquire(netif);
     if (!(gnrc_netif_is_rtr_adv(netif)) || gnrc_netif_is_6ln(netif)) {
         uint32_t next_rs = _evtimer_lookup(netif, GNRC_IPV6_NIB_SEARCH_RTR);
@@ -1249,6 +1250,9 @@ void _handle_search_rtr(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
         }
     }
     gnrc_netif_release(netif);
+#else
+    (void)netif;
+#endif /* !GNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_NO_RTR_SOL */
 }
 
 #if GNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_DNS
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_netif/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_netif/Makefile
index 7ec9bc56a4..8492c657f2 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_netif/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_netif/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ USEMODULE += netdev_ieee802154
 USEMODULE += netdev_test
 USEMODULE += od
 
+# deactivate automatically emitted packets from IPv6 neighbor discovery
+CFLAGS += -DGNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_ARSM=0
+CFLAGS += -DGNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_SLAAC=0
+CFLAGS += -DGNRC_IPV6_NIB_CONF_NO_RTR_SOL=1
 CFLAGS += -DGNRC_NETIF_NUMOF=4
 CFLAGS += -DGNRC_NETIF_ADDRS_NUMOF=16
 CFLAGS += -DGNRC_NETIF_GROUPS_NUMOF=8