diff --git a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile
index 87edb202c9..96c36e9e52 100644
--- a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,21 @@ PKG_LICENSE=BSD-3-Clause
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
 
-all:
-	@cp Makefile.loramac $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/Makefile
-	@cp Makefile.loramac_mac $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src/mac/Makefile
-	@cp Makefile.loramac_region $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src/mac/region/Makefile
-	@cp Makefile.loramac_crypto $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src/system/crypto/Makefile
-	@cp Makefile.loramac_arch $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src/boards/mcu/Makefile
-	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
+INCLUDES += -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/semtech-loramac/src/mac \
+            -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/semtech-loramac/src/boards/mcu \
+            -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/semtech-loramac/src/system/crypto \
+            -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/semtech-loramac/src
+
+LORAMAC_MODULES = loramac_arch loramac_crypto loramac_mac loramac_region
+
+DIR_loramac_arch = boards/mcu
+DIR_loramac_crypto = system/crypto
+DIR_loramac_mac = mac
+DIR_loramac_region = mac/region
+
+.PHONY: loramac_%
+
+all: $(LORAMAC_MODULES)
+
+loramac_%:
+	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src/$(DIR_$@) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.$@
diff --git a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.include b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.include
index 0cb55cc644..17561da88d 100644
--- a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.include
+++ b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.include
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ LORA_REGION ?= EU868
 
 CFLAGS += -DREGION_$(LORA_REGION)
 CFLAGS += -DLORAMAC_ACTIVE_REGION=LORAMAC_REGION_$(LORA_REGION)
+
+# There's no concrete semtech-loramac module that is built so declare it as a
+# pseudo module.
+PSEUDOMODULES += semtech-loramac
diff --git a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac
deleted file mode 100644
index f69a33033f..0000000000
--- a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-DIRS += src/mac
-DIRS += src/mac/region
-DIRS += src/system/crypto
-DIRS += src/boards/mcu
-
-INCLUDES += -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/semtech-loramac/src/mac \
-            -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/semtech-loramac/src/boards/mcu \
-            -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/semtech-loramac/src/system/crypto \
-            -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/semtech-loramac/src
-
-include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_arch b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_arch
index 322226aa18..6ebfa64707 100644
--- a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_arch
+++ b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_arch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-MODULE := semtech_loramac_arch
+MODULE = semtech_loramac_arch
 
-SRCS := utilities.c
+SRC = utilities.c
 
 CFLAGS += -Wno-sign-compare
 
diff --git a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_crypto b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_crypto
index d191c20add..d164ab6dde 100644
--- a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_crypto
+++ b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_crypto
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MODULE := semtech_loramac_crypto
+MODULE = semtech_loramac_crypto
 
 INCLUDES += -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/semtech-loramac/src/boards
 
diff --git a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_mac b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_mac
index 3fd69001a4..e0346d600c 100644
--- a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_mac
+++ b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_mac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MODULE := semtech_loramac_mac
+MODULE = semtech_loramac_mac
 
 CFLAGS += -Wno-sign-compare
 
diff --git a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_region b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_region
index 1d9ce93aa2..9e14bddaf1 100644
--- a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_region
+++ b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile.loramac_region
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MODULE := semtech_loramac_mac_region
+MODULE = semtech_loramac_mac_region
 
 CFLAGS += -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-sign-compare