diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index a58f81e4b067..8cba82888eb9 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_dhcpv6_client_simple_pd
 ## @}
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_ipv6_auto_subnets_auto_init
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_ipv6_auto_subnets_simple
+PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_ipv6_classic
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_ipv6_default
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag_stats
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_ipv6_router
diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
index 4ab6ba820a74..fddbc03e8005 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_6LBR
 #define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_6LBR                     1
 #endif
-#ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_SLAAC
-#define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_SLAAC                    1
-#endif
-#ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_QUEUE_PKT
-#define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_QUEUE_PKT                1
-#endif
 #ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_NUMOF
 #define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_NUMOF                   (16)
 #endif
@@ -50,21 +44,21 @@ extern "C" {
 #ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_6LR
 #define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_6LR                      1
 #endif
-#ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_SLAAC
-#define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_SLAAC                    0
-#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_6LN
 #ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_6LN
 #define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_6LN                      1
 #endif
-#ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_SLAAC
-#define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_SLAAC                    0
-#endif
+
+/* We are only a 6lo node with no 'classic' IPv6 interface */
+#ifndef MODULE_GNRC_IPV6_CLASSIC
 #ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_QUEUE_PKT
 #define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_QUEUE_PKT                0
 #endif
+#ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_SLAAC
+#define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_SLAAC                    0
+#endif
 #if !CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_6LR
 # ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_ARSM
 # define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_ARSM                    0
@@ -75,6 +69,7 @@ extern "C" {
 # endif
 #endif
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_ROUTER
 #define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_ROUTER                   1
@@ -178,12 +173,8 @@ extern "C" {
  * @brief    queue packets for address resolution
  */
 #ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_QUEUE_PKT
-#if CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_6LN
-#define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_QUEUE_PKT                0
-#else
 #define CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_QUEUE_PKT                1
 #endif
-#endif
 
 /**
  * @brief   handle NDP messages according for stateless address
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep b/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep
index e7e466e16301..8e36e56ecdb2 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep
@@ -172,6 +172,14 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netif_bus,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += core_msg_bus
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter netdev_eth slipdev, $(USEMODULE)))
+  ifeq (,$(filter gnrc_sixloenc, $(USEMODULE)))
+    ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6, $(USEMODULE)))
+      USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_classic
+    endif
+  endif
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter ieee802154 nrfmin esp_now cc110x gnrc_sixloenc,$(USEMODULE)))
   ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6, $(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan