diff --git a/boards/cc2538dk/Makefile.dep b/boards/cc2538dk/Makefile.dep
index f8b90376e2..74949a8288 100644
--- a/boards/cc2538dk/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/cc2538dk/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += cc2538_rf
 endif
diff --git a/boards/common/remote/Makefile.dep b/boards/common/remote/Makefile.dep
index aab656043b..35ca54d655 100644
--- a/boards/common/remote/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/common/remote/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += cc2538_rf
 endif
 
diff --git a/boards/openmote-b/Makefile.dep b/boards/openmote-b/Makefile.dep
index 52a5cc23a2..df94179725 100644
--- a/boards/openmote-b/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/openmote-b/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += cc2538_rf
 endif
 
diff --git a/boards/openmote-cc2538/Makefile.dep b/boards/openmote-cc2538/Makefile.dep
index f8b90376e2..74949a8288 100644
--- a/boards/openmote-cc2538/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/openmote-cc2538/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += cc2538_rf
 endif