diff --git a/examples/riot_and_cpp/Makefile b/examples/riot_and_cpp/Makefile
index 03123d99d0..614dd95950 100644
--- a/examples/riot_and_cpp/Makefile
+++ b/examples/riot_and_cpp/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ QUIET ?= 1
 BOARD_BLACKLIST := arduino-due avsextrem chronos mbed_lpc1768 msb-430h msba2 redbee-econotag \
                    telosb wsn430-v1_3b wsn430-v1_4 msb-430 pttu udoo qemu-i386 z1 stm32f0discovery \
                    stm32f3discovery stm32f4discovery pca10000 pca10005 iot-lab_M3 arduino-mega2560 \
-                   msbiot yunjia-nrf51822 samr21-xpro cc2538dk
+                   msbiot yunjia-nrf51822 samr21-xpro cc2538dk openmote
 
 # This example only works with native for now.
 # msb430-based boards: msp430-g++ is not provided in mspgcc.