diff --git a/examples/multicast/Makefile b/examples/multicast/Makefile
index 2337ea60f..a1cfc5d5c 100644
--- a/examples/multicast/Makefile
+++ b/examples/multicast/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 CONTIKI_PROJECT = root intermediate sink
 all: $(CONTIKI_PROJECT)
 
+# nrf52dk only supports slave mode, i.e., with no routing
+PLATFORMS_EXCLUDE = nrf52dk
+
 CONTIKI = ../..
 
 MODULES += os/net/ipv6/multicast