diff --git a/core/net/ipv6/uip-ds6.c b/core/net/ipv6/uip-ds6.c
index ff2ccd1db..99d882e98 100644
--- a/core/net/ipv6/uip-ds6.c
+++ b/core/net/ipv6/uip-ds6.c
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ static uip_ipaddr_t loc_fipaddr;
 /* Pointers used in this file */
 static uip_ds6_addr_t *locaddr;
 static uip_ds6_maddr_t *locmaddr;
+#if UIP_DS6_AADDR_NB
 static uip_ds6_aaddr_t *locaaddr;
+#endif /* UIP_DS6_AADDR_NB */
 static uip_ds6_prefix_t *locprefix;
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -458,6 +460,7 @@ uip_ds6_maddr_lookup(const uip_ipaddr_t *ipaddr)
 uip_ds6_aaddr_t *
 uip_ds6_aaddr_add(uip_ipaddr_t *ipaddr)
 {
+#if UIP_DS6_AADDR_NB
   if(uip_ds6_list_loop
      ((uip_ds6_element_t *)uip_ds6_if.aaddr_list, UIP_DS6_AADDR_NB,
       sizeof(uip_ds6_aaddr_t), ipaddr, 128,
@@ -466,6 +469,7 @@ uip_ds6_aaddr_add(uip_ipaddr_t *ipaddr)
     uip_ipaddr_copy(&locaaddr->ipaddr, ipaddr);
     return locaaddr;
   }
+#endif /* UIP_DS6_AADDR_NB */
   return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -483,11 +487,13 @@ uip_ds6_aaddr_rm(uip_ds6_aaddr_t *aaddr)
 uip_ds6_aaddr_t *
 uip_ds6_aaddr_lookup(uip_ipaddr_t *ipaddr)
 {
+#if UIP_DS6_AADDR_NB
   if(uip_ds6_list_loop((uip_ds6_element_t *)uip_ds6_if.aaddr_list,
 		       UIP_DS6_AADDR_NB, sizeof(uip_ds6_aaddr_t), ipaddr, 128,
 		       (uip_ds6_element_t **)&locaaddr) == FOUND) {
     return locaaddr;
   }
+#endif /* UIP_DS6_AADDR_NB */
   return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/net/ipv6/uip-ds6.h b/core/net/ipv6/uip-ds6.h
index 9c470a1db..b111d0f5b 100644
--- a/core/net/ipv6/uip-ds6.h
+++ b/core/net/ipv6/uip-ds6.h
@@ -216,9 +216,15 @@ typedef struct uip_ds6_netif {
   uint32_t reachable_time;      /* in msec */
   uint32_t retrans_timer;       /* in msec */
   uint8_t maxdadns;
+#if UIP_DS6_ADDR_NB
   uip_ds6_addr_t addr_list[UIP_DS6_ADDR_NB];
+#endif /* UIP_DS6_ADDR_NB */
+#if UIP_DS6_AADDR_NB
   uip_ds6_aaddr_t aaddr_list[UIP_DS6_AADDR_NB];
+#endif /* UIP_DS6_AADDR_NB */
+#if UIP_DS6_MADDR_NB
   uip_ds6_maddr_t maddr_list[UIP_DS6_MADDR_NB];
+#endif /* UIP_DS6_MADDR_NB */
 } uip_ds6_netif_t;
 
 /** \brief Generic type for a DS6, to use a common loop though all DS */