diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nc.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nc.h
index a51fb52d85..4b6c5c1a12 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nc.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nc.h
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8_t l2_addr_len;                        /**< Length of gnrc_ipv6_nc_t::l2_addr */
     uint8_t flags;                              /**< Flags as defined above */
     kernel_pid_t iface;                         /**< PID to the interface where the neighbor is */
-    vtimer_t rtr_timeout;                       /**< timeout timer for router flag */
+    xtimer_t rtr_timeout;                       /**< timeout timer for router flag */
+    msg_t rtr_timeout_msg;                      /**< msg_t for gnrc_ipv6_nc_t::rtr_timeout */
 
     /**
      * @brief (Re)Transmission timer for neighbor solicitations of this entry and
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nc/gnrc_ipv6_nc.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nc/gnrc_ipv6_nc.c
index ed4a6609e1..336d8bf08c 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nc/gnrc_ipv6_nc.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nc/gnrc_ipv6_nc.c
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ gnrc_ipv6_nc_t *gnrc_ipv6_nc_add(kernel_pid_t iface, const ipv6_addr_t *ipv6_add
     free_entry->type_timeout_msg.content.ptr = (char *) free_entry;
 #endif
 
+    free_entry->rtr_timeout_msg.type = GNRC_NDP_MSG_RTR_TIMEOUT;
+    free_entry->rtr_timeout_msg.content.ptr = (char *) free_entry;
+
     return free_entry;
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ndp/gnrc_ndp.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ndp/gnrc_ndp.c
index 4a68e31c88..67db6f52cd 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ndp/gnrc_ndp.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ndp/gnrc_ndp.c
@@ -518,9 +518,8 @@ void gnrc_ndp_rtr_adv_handle(kernel_pid_t iface, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt, ipv6_hdr_t
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_ND
         next_rtr_sol = ltime;
 #endif
-        vtimer_remove(&nc_entry->rtr_timeout);
-        vtimer_set_msg(&nc_entry->rtr_timeout, timex_set(ltime, 0),
-                       thread_getpid(), GNRC_NDP_MSG_RTR_TIMEOUT, nc_entry);
+        xtimer_set_msg(&nc_entry->rtr_timeout, (ltime * SEC_IN_USEC),
+                       &nc_entry->rtr_timeout_msg, thread_getpid());
     }
     /* set current hop limit from message if available */
     if (rtr_adv->cur_hl != 0) {