diff --git a/boards/iot-lab_M3/Makefile.features b/boards/iot-lab_M3/Makefile.features
index 0717f0e9f1..0c2220101c 100644
--- a/boards/iot-lab_M3/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/iot-lab_M3/Makefile.features
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED = transceiver periph_gpio periph_uart periph_spi periph_i2c
+FEATURES_PROVIDED = transceiver periph_gpio periph_uart periph_spi periph_i2c periph_rtt
diff --git a/boards/pca10000/Makefile.features b/boards/pca10000/Makefile.features
index a326030628..3bae27ea31 100644
--- a/boards/pca10000/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/pca10000/Makefile.features
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED = periph_gpio periph_random
+FEATURES_PROVIDED = periph_gpio periph_random periph_rtt
diff --git a/boards/pca10005/Makefile.features b/boards/pca10005/Makefile.features
index a326030628..3bae27ea31 100644
--- a/boards/pca10005/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/pca10005/Makefile.features
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED = periph_gpio periph_random
+FEATURES_PROVIDED = periph_gpio periph_random periph_rtt
diff --git a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/Makefile.features b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/Makefile.features
index a326030628..3bae27ea31 100644
--- a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/Makefile.features
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED = periph_gpio periph_random
+FEATURES_PROVIDED = periph_gpio periph_random periph_rtt
diff --git a/tests/periph_rtt/Makefile b/tests/periph_rtt/Makefile
index a719175a62..869af1510c 100644
--- a/tests/periph_rtt/Makefile
+++ b/tests/periph_rtt/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 export APPLICATION = periph_rtt
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
-BOARD_BLACKLIST := chronos mbed_lpc1768 msb-430 msb-430h native qemu-i386 redbee-econotag telosb \
-                   wsn430-v1_3b wsn430-v1_4 z1
-# all listed boards: no periph_conf.h defined,
+FEATURES_REQUIRED = periph_rtt
 
 DISABLE_MODULE += auto_init