diff --git a/native/Makefile.dep b/native/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de1d7e692c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ifneq (,$(findstring cc110x_ng,$(USEMODULE)))
+	ifeq (,$(findstring cc110x_spi,$(USEMODULE)))
+		USEMODULE += cc110x_spi
+	endif
+endif
+
diff --git a/native/Makefile.include b/native/Makefile.include
index a14da50af5..e7bf1c65bd 100644
--- a/native/Makefile.include
+++ b/native/Makefile.include
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ LINKFLAGS = -lrt -m32
 ifeq ($(strip $(PORT)),)
 	export PORT = /dev/ttyUSB0
 endif
+
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/Makefile.dep