diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.dep b/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.dep
index 58c80f4b85..2868cc3e29 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # additional modules dependencies
 
+# Modules used by ESP*
+
+USEMODULE += esp_common
+USEMODULE += esp_common_periph
+USEMODULE += esp_freertos
+USEMODULE += esp_idf
+USEMODULE += log
+USEMODULE += newlib
+USEMODULE += periph
+USEMODULE += periph_hwrng
+USEMODULE += periph_flash
+USEMODULE += periph_uart
+USEMODULE += random
+USEMODULE += stdio_uart
+USEMODULE += xtensa
+
 # each device has SPI flash memory, but it has to be enabled explicitly
 ifneq (,$(filter esp_spiffs,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += spiffs
diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.include b/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.include
index 5003ba7fc1..e6a40f8cc8 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.include
@@ -49,22 +49,6 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += esp_qemu
 PSEUDOMODULES += esp_spiffs
 PSEUDOMODULES += esp_wifi_any
 
-# Modules used by ESP*
-
-USEMODULE += esp_common
-USEMODULE += esp_common_periph
-USEMODULE += esp_freertos
-USEMODULE += esp_idf
-USEMODULE += log
-USEMODULE += newlib
-USEMODULE += periph
-USEMODULE += periph_hwrng
-USEMODULE += periph_flash
-USEMODULE += periph_uart
-USEMODULE += random
-USEMODULE += stdio_uart
-USEMODULE += xtensa
-
 # Common includes
 
 INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBOARD)/common/$(CPU)/include