diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
index 4c61a1f06ea0..a44cdf40cccf 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
@@ -233,6 +233,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Start sending RAs when a RA has been received
+ */
+#ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_MULTIHOP_P6C_AUTO_ADV
+#define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_MULTIHOP_P6C_AUTO_ADV  CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_MULTIHOP_P6C
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief   Multihop duplicate address detection
  *
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/nib.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/nib.c
index 3f559612890a..f3046b91b947 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/nib.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/nib.c
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ static void _handle_rtr_adv(gnrc_netif_t *netif, const ipv6_hdr_t *ipv6,
     }
 #if IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_6LN)
     if (gnrc_netif_is_6ln(netif) && !gnrc_netif_is_6lbr(netif)) {
-        if (IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_MULTIHOP_P6C)) {
+        if (IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_MULTIHOP_P6C_AUTO_ADV)) {
             _set_rtr_adv(netif);
         }
         /* but re-fetch information from router in time */