diff --git a/pkg/lwip/contrib/_netif.c b/pkg/lwip/contrib/_netif.c
index b8869d61b9e3..b64c04aad0b1 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/contrib/_netif.c
+++ b/pkg/lwip/contrib/_netif.c
@@ -70,4 +70,10 @@ int netif_get_opt(netif_t *iface, netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
     return res;
 }
 
+int netif_set_opt(netif_t *iface, netopt_t opt, uint16_t context,
+                  void *value, size_t value_len)
+{
+    return -ENOTSUP;
+}
+
 /** @} */