diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index f1d20c5ca7..aeeeeba1e0 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_ctx
-# NHC is broken, so disable it for now.
-# USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc_nhc
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc_nhc
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan,$(USEMODULE)))