diff --git a/sys/net/routing/rpl/rpl.c b/sys/net/routing/rpl/rpl.c
index c66ab8fb0c..8e285f0995 100644
--- a/sys/net/routing/rpl/rpl.c
+++ b/sys/net/routing/rpl/rpl.c
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ ipv6_srh_t *srh_header;
 msg_t srh_m_send, srh_m_recv;
 #endif
 
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
 rpl_routing_entry_t rpl_routing_table[RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES];
-
+#endif
 uint8_t rpl_max_routing_entries;
 ipv6_addr_t my_address;
 
@@ -80,16 +81,10 @@ uint8_t rpl_init(int if_id)
     rpl_instances_init();
 
     /* initialize routing table */
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
     rpl_max_routing_entries = RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES;
     rpl_clear_routing_table();
-
-    if (rpl_routing_table == NULL) {
-        DEBUGF("Routing table init failed!\n");
-        return SIXLOWERROR_NULLPTR;
-    }
-    else {
-        DEBUGF("Routing table init finished!\n");
-    }
+#endif
 
     init_trickle();
     rpl_process_pid = thread_create(rpl_process_buf, RPL_PROCESS_STACKSIZE,
@@ -223,6 +218,7 @@ void *rpl_process(void *arg)
                     }
                 }
             }
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
             else  {
                 srh_header = rpl_get_srh_header(ipv6_buf);
 
@@ -231,7 +227,7 @@ void *rpl_process(void *arg)
                     rpl_srh_sendto(payload, NTOHS(ipv6_buf->length), &ipv6_buf->srcaddr, &ipv6_buf->destaddr, srh_header, srh_header->hdrextlen + sizeof(ipv6_srh_t));
                 }
             }
-
+#endif
         }
 
 #endif
@@ -316,6 +312,7 @@ ipv6_addr_t *rpl_get_next_hop(ipv6_addr_t *addr)
 
     DEBUGF("Looking up the next hop to %s\n", ipv6_addr_to_str(addr_str, IPV6_MAX_ADDR_STR_LEN, addr));
 
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < rpl_max_routing_entries; i++) {
         if (rpl_routing_table[i].used) {
             DEBUGF("checking %d: %s\n", i, ipv6_addr_to_str(addr_str, IPV6_MAX_ADDR_STR_LEN, &rpl_routing_table[i].address));
@@ -334,10 +331,14 @@ ipv6_addr_t *rpl_get_next_hop(ipv6_addr_t *addr)
             }
         }
     }
+#else
+    (void) addr;
+#endif
 
     return (rpl_get_my_preferred_parent());
 }
 
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
 void rpl_add_routing_entry(ipv6_addr_t *addr, ipv6_addr_t *next_hop, uint16_t lifetime)
 {
     rpl_routing_entry_t *entry = rpl_find_routing_entry(addr);
@@ -359,7 +360,9 @@ void rpl_add_routing_entry(ipv6_addr_t *addr, ipv6_addr_t *next_hop, uint16_t li
         }
     }
 }
+#endif
 
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
 void rpl_del_routing_entry(ipv6_addr_t *addr)
 {
 
@@ -372,7 +375,9 @@ void rpl_del_routing_entry(ipv6_addr_t *addr)
         }
     }
 }
+#endif
 
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
 rpl_routing_entry_t *rpl_find_routing_entry(ipv6_addr_t *addr)
 {
 
@@ -386,7 +391,9 @@ rpl_routing_entry_t *rpl_find_routing_entry(ipv6_addr_t *addr)
 
     return NULL;
 }
+#endif
 
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
 void rpl_clear_routing_table(void)
 {
 
@@ -394,15 +401,21 @@ void rpl_clear_routing_table(void)
         memset(&rpl_routing_table[i], 0, sizeof(rpl_routing_table[i]));
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 rpl_routing_entry_t *rpl_get_routing_table(void)
 {
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
     return rpl_routing_table;
+#else
+    return NULL;
+#endif
 }
 
 #if RPL_DEFAULT_MOP == RPL_NON_STORING_MODE
 /* everything from here on is non-storing mode related */
 
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
 void rpl_add_srh_entry(ipv6_addr_t *child, ipv6_addr_t *parent, uint16_t lifetime)
 {
 
@@ -440,6 +453,7 @@ void rpl_add_srh_entry(ipv6_addr_t *child, ipv6_addr_t *parent, uint16_t lifetim
         }
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * @brief   Checks if two IPv6 host suffixes are equal.
@@ -455,6 +469,7 @@ int ipv6_suffix_is_equal(const ipv6_addr_t *a, const ipv6_addr_t *b)
            (a->uint32[3] == b->uint32[3]);
 }
 
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
 ipv6_srh_t *rpl_get_srh_header(ipv6_hdr_t *act_ipv6_hdr)
 {
     uint8_t route_length = RPL_MAX_SRH_PATH_LENGTH;
@@ -523,6 +538,7 @@ ipv6_srh_t *rpl_get_srh_header(ipv6_hdr_t *act_ipv6_hdr)
     /* set the destination-address in ipv6-buf->destaddr, which is the pointer of child */
     return srh_header;
 }
+#endif
 
 void rpl_remove_srh_header(ipv6_hdr_t *ipv6_header, const void *buf, uint8_t nextheader)
 {
diff --git a/sys/net/routing/rpl/rpl_nonstoring/rpl_nonstoring.c b/sys/net/routing/rpl/rpl_nonstoring/rpl_nonstoring.c
index 951e07d15e..f1fa58af4b 100644
--- a/sys/net/routing/rpl/rpl_nonstoring/rpl_nonstoring.c
+++ b/sys/net/routing/rpl/rpl_nonstoring/rpl_nonstoring.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ void rpl_recv_DAO_mode(void)
                         &rpl_opt_target_buf->target));
                 DEBUGF("Transit: %s\n", ipv6_addr_to_str(addr_str_mode, IPV6_MAX_ADDR_STR_LEN,
                         &rpl_opt_transit_buf->parent));
-#if RPL_DEFAULT_MOP == RPL_NON_STORING_MODE
+#if (RPL_DEFAULT_MOP == RPL_NON_STORING_MODE) && (RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0)
                 rpl_add_srh_entry(&rpl_opt_target_buf->target, &rpl_opt_transit_buf->parent,
                         rpl_opt_transit_buf->path_lifetime * my_dodag->lifetime_unit);
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/net/routing/rpl/rpl_storing/rpl_storing.c b/sys/net/routing/rpl/rpl_storing/rpl_storing.c
index 6b2671b141..a9a8611491 100644
--- a/sys/net/routing/rpl/rpl_storing/rpl_storing.c
+++ b/sys/net/routing/rpl/rpl_storing/rpl_storing.c
@@ -691,12 +691,14 @@ void rpl_recv_DAO_mode(void)
                 len += rpl_opt_transit_buf->length;
                 /* route lifetime seconds = (DAO lifetime) * (Unit Lifetime) */
 
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
                 DEBUG("Adding routing information: Target: %s, Source: %s, Lifetime: %u\n",
                       ipv6_addr_to_str(addr_str_mode, IPV6_MAX_ADDR_STR_LEN, &rpl_opt_target_buf->target),
                       ipv6_addr_to_str(addr_str_mode, IPV6_MAX_ADDR_STR_LEN, &ipv6_buf->srcaddr),
                       (rpl_opt_transit_buf->path_lifetime * my_dodag->lifetime_unit));
                 rpl_add_routing_entry(&rpl_opt_target_buf->target, &ipv6_buf->srcaddr,
                         rpl_opt_transit_buf->path_lifetime * my_dodag->lifetime_unit);
+#endif
                 increment_seq = 1;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/sys/net/routing/rpl/trickle.c b/sys/net/routing/rpl/trickle.c
index 9195917930..af05fe7a5e 100644
--- a/sys/net/routing/rpl/trickle.c
+++ b/sys/net/routing/rpl/trickle.c
@@ -246,12 +246,15 @@ static void *rt_timer_over(void *arg)
 {
     (void) arg;
 
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
     rpl_routing_entry_t *rt;
+#endif
 
     while (1) {
         rpl_dodag_t *my_dodag = rpl_get_my_dodag();
 
         if (my_dodag != NULL) {
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
             rt = rpl_get_routing_table();
 
             for (uint8_t i = 0; i < rpl_max_routing_entries; i++) {
@@ -264,7 +267,7 @@ static void *rt_timer_over(void *arg)
                     }
                 }
             }
-
+#endif
             /* Parent is NULL for root too */
             if (my_dodag->my_preferred_parent != NULL) {
                 if (my_dodag->my_preferred_parent->lifetime <= 1) {
diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/sc_rpl.c b/sys/shell/commands/sc_rpl.c
index b5a282dd3e..b0f1d71e71 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/sc_rpl.c
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/sc_rpl.c
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@
 
 #include "rpl.h"
 
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
 static char addr_str[IPV6_MAX_ADDR_STR_LEN];
-
+#endif
 void _rpl_route_handler(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     (void) argc;
     (void) argv;
 
+#if RPL_MAX_ROUTING_ENTRIES != 0
     rpl_routing_entry_t *rtable;
     rtable = rpl_get_routing_table();
     unsigned c = 0;
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ void _rpl_route_handler(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     puts("--------------------------------------------------------------------");
     printf(" %u routing table entries\n", c);
-
+#else
+    puts("No routing table available");
+#endif
     puts("$");
 }