diff --git a/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h b/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
index 17769ea4c7..86ba001199 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/ieee802154.h
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ extern const uint8_t ieee802154_addr_bcast[IEEE802154_ADDR_BCAST_LEN];
 #define CONFIG_IEEE802154_CCA_THRESH_DEFAULT       (-70)
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @brief Disable Auto ACK support
+ */
+#ifdef DOXYGEN
+#define CONFIG_IEEE802154_AUTO_ACK_DISABLE 0
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief   Initializes an IEEE 802.15.4 MAC frame header in @p buf.
  *
diff --git a/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/Kconfig b/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/Kconfig
index 6186ed6898..b50e1d9337 100644
--- a/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/net/link_layer/ieee802154/Kconfig
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ if KCONFIG_USEMODULE_IEEE802154
     config IEEE802154_DEFAULT_CSMA_CA_MAX
         int "IEEE802.15.4 default CSMA-CA maximum backoff exponent"
         default 5
+    config IEEE802154_AUTO_ACK_DISABLE
+        bool "Disable Auto ACK support" if !USEPKG_OPENWSN
+        default y if USEPKG_OPENWSN
 
 menuconfig KCONFIG_USEMODULE_IEEE802154_SECURITY
     bool "Configure IEEE802.15.4 Security"