diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile.dep b/cpu/native/Makefile.dep
index 5563226643..a1afcf7088 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile.dep
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ endif
 ifeq (,$(filter stdio_%,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += stdio_native
 endif
+
+USEMODULE += periph
+
+# UART is needed by startup.c
+USEMODULE += periph_uart
diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile.include b/cpu/native/Makefile.include
index f2abf40848..641cb6fc7e 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile.include
@@ -5,7 +5,4 @@ ifeq ($(BUILDOSXNATIVE),1)
   NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/native/osx-libc-extra
 endif
 
-USEMODULE += periph
-USEMODULE += periph_uart
-
 TOOLCHAINS_SUPPORTED = gnu llvm afl