diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif_device_type.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif_device_type.c
index f96a91b3cd..29a1f20eef 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif_device_type.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif_device_type.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ netopt_t gnrc_netif_get_l2addr_opt(const gnrc_netif_t *netif)
 
     switch (netif->device_type) {
 #if defined(MODULE_NETDEV_IEEE802154) || defined(MODULE_XBEE) || \
-    defined(MODULE_NORDIC_SOFTDEVICE_BLE)
+    defined(MODULE_NORDIC_SOFTDEVICE_BLE) || defined(MODULE_NIMBLE_NETIF)
         case NETDEV_TYPE_IEEE802154:
         case NETDEV_TYPE_BLE: {
                 netdev_t *dev = netif->dev;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void gnrc_netif_ipv6_init_mtu(gnrc_netif_t *netif)
 #endif
             break;
 #endif
-#ifdef MODULE_NORDIC_SOFTDEVICE_BLE
+#if defined(MODULE_NORDIC_SOFTDEVICE_BLE) || defined(MODULE_NIMBLE_NETIF)
         case NETDEV_TYPE_BLE:
             netif->ipv6.mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_IPHC
diff --git a/sys/net/link_layer/l2util/l2util.c b/sys/net/link_layer/l2util/l2util.c
index 8beec94584..1a67ed0527 100644
--- a/sys/net/link_layer/l2util/l2util.c
+++ b/sys/net/link_layer/l2util/l2util.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int l2util_eui64_from_addr(int dev_type, const uint8_t *addr, size_t addr_len,
 {
     switch (dev_type) {
 #if defined(MODULE_NETDEV_ETH) || defined(MODULE_ESP_NOW) || \
-defined(MODULE_NORDIC_SOFTDEVICE_BLE)
+    defined(MODULE_NORDIC_SOFTDEVICE_BLE) || defined(MODULE_NIMBLE_NETIF)
         case NETDEV_TYPE_ETHERNET:
         case NETDEV_TYPE_ESP_NOW:
         case NETDEV_TYPE_BLE:
@@ -133,14 +133,15 @@ int l2util_ipv6_iid_to_addr(int dev_type, const eui64_t *iid, uint8_t *addr)
 {
     switch (dev_type) {
 #if defined(MODULE_NETDEV_ETH) || defined(MODULE_ESP_NOW) || \
-    defined(MODULE_NORDIC_SOFTDEVICE_BLE)
+    defined(MODULE_NORDIC_SOFTDEVICE_BLE) || defined(MODULE_NIMBLE_NETIF)
         case NETDEV_TYPE_ETHERNET:
         case NETDEV_TYPE_ESP_NOW:
         case NETDEV_TYPE_BLE:
             eui48_from_ipv6_iid((eui48_t *)addr, iid);
             return sizeof(eui48_t);
 #endif  /* defined(MODULE_NETDEV_ETH) || defined(MODULE_ESP_NOW) || \
-         * defined(MODULE_NORDIC_SOFTDEVICE_BLE) */
+         * defined(MODULE_NORDIC_SOFTDEVICE_BLE) || \
+         * defined(MODULE_NIMBLE_NETIF) */
 #if defined(MODULE_NETDEV_IEEE802154) || defined(MODULE_XBEE)
         case NETDEV_TYPE_IEEE802154:
             /* assume address was based on EUI-64
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ int l2util_ndp_addr_len_from_l2ao(int dev_type,
             return sizeof(uint8_t);
 #endif  /* MODULE_CC110X */
 #if defined(MODULE_NETDEV_ETH) || defined(MODULE_ESP_NOW) || \
-    defined(MODULE_NORDIC_SOFTDEVICE_BLE)
+    defined(MODULE_NORDIC_SOFTDEVICE_BLE) || defined(MODULE_NIMBLE_NETIF)
         case NETDEV_TYPE_ETHERNET:
         case NETDEV_TYPE_ESP_NOW:
         case NETDEV_TYPE_BLE: