diff --git a/bootloaders/riotboot/Makefile b/bootloaders/riotboot/Makefile
index c2695e8073..bc19fbe7e0 100644
--- a/bootloaders/riotboot/Makefile
+++ b/bootloaders/riotboot/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CFLAGS += -DRIOTBOOT
 CFLAGS += -DNDEBUG -DLOG_LEVEL=LOG_NONE
 DISABLE_MODULE += core_init core_msg core_panic
 DISABLE_MODULE += auto_init auto_init_%
+DISABLE_MODULE += pm_layered
 
 # avoid using stdio
 USEMODULE += stdio_null