diff --git a/drivers/Makefile.dep b/drivers/Makefile.dep
index de0135945a..fcfe91e73c 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile.dep
+++ b/drivers/Makefile.dep
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter cc110x,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += ieee802154
   USEMODULE += uuid
+  USEMODULE += xtimer
   ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += gnrc_cc110x
 	# XXX: this can be modelled as a dependency for gnrc_netdev_default as soon