diff --git a/boards/stm32f723e-disco/Kconfig b/boards/stm32f723e-disco/Kconfig
index 86b6923c01..1fc13de566 100644
--- a/boards/stm32f723e-disco/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/stm32f723e-disco/Kconfig
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ config BOARD_STM32F723E_DISCO
 
     select HAVE_SAUL_GPIO
     select HAVE_FT5X06
-    select MODULE_PERIPH_UART_HW_FC if TEST_KCONFIG && HAS_PERIPH_UART_HW_FC
+    select MODULE_PERIPH_UART_HW_FC if TEST_KCONFIG && HAS_PERIPH_UART_HW_FC && MODULE_PERIPH_UART
     # Workaround due to stdout only working with stdin enabled
     select MODULE_STDIN if TEST_KCONFIG
 
diff --git a/boards/stm32f723e-disco/Makefile.dep b/boards/stm32f723e-disco/Makefile.dep
index e7a10d4824..c58bbadcdb 100644
--- a/boards/stm32f723e-disco/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/stm32f723e-disco/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-USEMODULE += periph_uart_hw_fc
+ifneq (,$(filter periph_uart,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += periph_uart_hw_fc
+endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += saul_gpio