diff --git a/sys/Kconfig.newlib b/sys/Kconfig.newlib
index a1c286cab0..b1ba0e6a34 100644
--- a/sys/Kconfig.newlib
+++ b/sys/Kconfig.newlib
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ config MODULE_NEWLIB_SYSCALLS_DEFAULT
     bool
     default y
     depends on !HAVE_CUSTOM_NEWLIB_SYSCALLS
+    select MODULE_DIV
     help
         Default implementation of newlib system calls.
 
diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index ff889f8342..21e9ffcd19 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ ifneq (,$(filter newlib,$(USEMODULE)))
   ifeq (,$(filter newlib_syscalls_%,$(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_default
   endif
+  ifneq (,$(filter newlib_syscalls_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+    USEMODULE += div
+  endif
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter posix_select,$(USEMODULE)))