diff --git a/core/net/ipv6/sicslowpan.c b/core/net/ipv6/sicslowpan.c
index 320b5c5ba..62b9014c5 100644
--- a/core/net/ipv6/sicslowpan.c
+++ b/core/net/ipv6/sicslowpan.c
@@ -1383,6 +1383,7 @@ output(const uip_lladdr_t *localdest)
     set_packet_attrs();
   }
 
+#if PACKETBUF_WITH_PACKET_TYPE
 #define TCP_FIN 0x01
 #define TCP_ACK 0x10
 #define TCP_CTL 0x3f
@@ -1397,6 +1398,7 @@ output(const uip_lladdr_t *localdest)
     packetbuf_set_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE,
                        PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE_STREAM_END);
   }
+#endif
 
   /*
    * The destination address will be tagged to each outbound
diff --git a/core/net/mac/csma.c b/core/net/mac/csma.c
index 6ede3ec8d..ab6fec726 100644
--- a/core/net/mac/csma.c
+++ b/core/net/mac/csma.c
@@ -373,11 +373,13 @@ send_packet(mac_callback_t sent, void *ptr)
             }
             metadata->sent = sent;
             metadata->cptr = ptr;
-
+#if PACKETBUF_WITH_PACKET_TYPE
             if(packetbuf_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE) ==
                PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE_ACK) {
               list_push(n->queued_packet_list, q);
-            } else {
+            } else
+#endif
+            {
               list_add(n->queued_packet_list, q);
             }
 
diff --git a/core/net/mac/cxmac/cxmac.c b/core/net/mac/cxmac/cxmac.c
index 857c67adb..770a5c19d 100644
--- a/core/net/mac/cxmac/cxmac.c
+++ b/core/net/mac/cxmac/cxmac.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ send_packet(void)
     return MAC_TX_ERR;
   }
 
-#if WITH_STREAMING
+#if WITH_STREAMING && PACKETBUF_WITH_PACKET_TYPE
   if(is_streaming == 1 &&
      (linkaddr_cmp(packetbuf_addr(PACKETBUF_ADDR_RECEIVER),
 		   &is_streaming_to) ||
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ send_packet(void)
       wait = ((rtimer_clock_t)(e->time - now)) % (DEFAULT_PERIOD);
       expected = now + wait - 2 * DEFAULT_ON_TIME;
 
-#if WITH_ACK_OPTIMIZATION
+#if WITH_ACK_OPTIMIZATION && PACKETBUF_WITH_PACKET_TYPE
       /* Wait until the receiver is expected to be awake */
       if(packetbuf_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE) !=
 	 PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE_ACK &&
@@ -627,8 +627,11 @@ send_packet(void)
       packetbuf_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_RELIABLE) ||
       packetbuf_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_ERELIABLE) ||
 #endif /* NETSTACK_CONF_WITH_RIME */
+#if PACKETBUF_WITH_PACKET_TYPE
 			packetbuf_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE) ==
-			PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE_STREAM)) {
+			PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE_STREAM ||
+#endif
+      0)) {
     on(); /* Wait for ACK packet */
     waiting_for_packet = 1;
   } else {
diff --git a/core/net/packetbuf.h b/core/net/packetbuf.h
index d3b6600ec..3c1839bf1 100644
--- a/core/net/packetbuf.h
+++ b/core/net/packetbuf.h
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
 #define PACKETBUF_HDR_SIZE 48
 #endif
 
+#ifdef PACKETBUF_CONF_WITH_PACKET_TYPE
+#define PACKETBUF_WITH_PACKET_TYPE PACKETBUF_CONF_WITH_PACKET_TYPE
+#else
+#define PACKETBUF_WITH_PACKET_TYPE NETSTACK_CONF_WITH_RIME
+#endif
+
 /**
  * \brief      Clear and reset the packetbuf
  *
@@ -309,7 +315,9 @@ enum {
   PACKETBUF_ATTR_IS_CREATED_AND_SECURED,
   
   /* Scope 1 attributes: used between two neighbors only. */
+#if PACKETBUF_WITH_PACKET_TYPE
   PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE,
+#endif
 #if NETSTACK_CONF_WITH_RIME
   PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_ID,
   PACKETBUF_ATTR_RELIABLE,
diff --git a/dev/cc2420/cc2420.c b/dev/cc2420/cc2420.c
index 970f9dca7..d455e02df 100644
--- a/dev/cc2420/cc2420.c
+++ b/dev/cc2420/cc2420.c
@@ -658,11 +658,13 @@ cc2420_transmit(unsigned short payload_len)
       {
         rtimer_clock_t sfd_timestamp;
         sfd_timestamp = cc2420_sfd_start_time;
+#if PACKETBUF_WITH_PACKET_TYPE
         if(packetbuf_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE) ==
            PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE_TIMESTAMP) {
           /* Write timestamp to last two bytes of packet in TXFIFO. */
           write_ram((uint8_t *) &sfd_timestamp, CC2420RAM_TXFIFO + payload_len - 1, 2, WRITE_RAM_IN_ORDER);
         }
+#endif
       }
 
       if(!(get_status() & BV(CC2420_TX_ACTIVE))) {
diff --git a/dev/cc2520/cc2520.c b/dev/cc2520/cc2520.c
index 249bc6ad6..b6c0e43fa 100644
--- a/dev/cc2520/cc2520.c
+++ b/dev/cc2520/cc2520.c
@@ -438,11 +438,13 @@ cc2520_transmit(unsigned short payload_len)
       {
         rtimer_clock_t sfd_timestamp;
         sfd_timestamp = cc2520_sfd_start_time;
+#if PACKETBUF_WITH_PACKET_TYPE
         if(packetbuf_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE) ==
            PACKETBUF_ATTR_PACKET_TYPE_TIMESTAMP) {
           /* Write timestamp to last two bytes of packet in TXFIFO. */
           CC2520_WRITE_RAM(&sfd_timestamp, CC2520RAM_TXFIFO + payload_len - 1, 2);
         }
+#endif
       }
 
       if(!(status() & BV(CC2520_TX_ACTIVE))) {